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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