Mystery Spill, Laysan Island, HI; Laysan Island, NWHI.

Laysan Island, NWHI. | 2016-May-04

Initial Notification: On May 3, 2016, wildlife research crews on Laysan Island in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands reported an oiled Laysan duck and observed a brownish slick just offshore of the island. The slick was reported to the National Response Center on May 4, 2016 and staff from the ONMS notified the NOAA SSC. Laysan is approximately 800 nautical miles NW of Honolulu.