Long Bay Oil Slick; East Cox Bay, LA
East Cox Bay, LA | 2016-Mar-22
Initial Notification: On March 22, 2016, the USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the NOAA SSC with regard to an oil slick sighted outside of Long Bay, Louisiana. The volume was estimated to be 2.5 bbl of crude oil. The USCG has requested a trajectory of the slick.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Oil |
Products of concern: | Oil |
Total amount at risk of spill: | 2.5 barrels |
Latitude (approximate): | 29° 30.94′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 89° 33.95′ West |
On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
Shoreline Cleanup: | Unknown/Not applicable |
Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |