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Mystery sheen; Turtle Bay, LA

Turtle Bay, LA | 2016-Jun-14

Initial Notification: On June 14, 2016, the USCG Sector NOLA contacted the NOAA SSC to request a hindcast for a mystery sheen reported in Little Lake, Turtle Bay, Louisiana (Jefferson Parish, NRC# 1150600). Source and responsible party were unknown, but suspected to be a pipeline from one of the facilities located on Turtle Bay. Hindcast and trajectory were provided.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Mystery Substance
Products of concern:Crude Oil, Produced Water
Total amount at risk of spill: 1 barrels
Latitude (approximate): 29° 32.55′ North
Longitude (approximate): 90° 10.88′ West