Mystery Sheen: Atlantis Canyon; S of Rhode Island
S of Rhode Island | 2016-Aug-29
Initial Notification: On August 29, 2016, a A USCG flight reported seeing a 20 mile x 3 mile "rainbow" sheen approximately 65 miles south of Nantucket Island at 1020 EDT. The source of the sheen is not readily identified and neither has the target been confirmed as oil.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Oil |
Latitude (approximate): | 40° 8.00′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 70° 7.00′ West |