Timbalier Bay mystery sheen; Timbalier Bay, LA
Timbalier Bay, LA | 2016-Aug-03
Initial Notification: On August 3, 2016, NOAA was contacted by USCG MSU Houma regarding a 1.5mi x 0.5mi rainbow sheen reported at 0830CDT. A trajectory and resources at risk was requested. Source unknown, commodity of concern unknown.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | unknown/rainbow potentially oil |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 6.73′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 90° 17.85′ West |