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Mystery Sheen; Mississippi Canyon Block 809, Offshore LA

Mississippi Canyon Block 809, Offshore LA | 2016-Jun-13

Initial Notification: On June 13,2016, the USCG MSU Morgan City contacted the NOAA SSC requesting additional information regarding a sheen reported in Mississippi Canyon Block 809. SSC contacted satellite analyst for additional information, and cross-referenced reports with known facilities in ERMA. OceanMap reports and map of nearby facilities provided to MSU Morgan City.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Mystery Substance
Products of concern:Crude Oil
Latitude (approximate): 28° 9.31′ North
Longitude (approximate): 89° 6.23′ West