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Mystery Sheen @ South Pass 60; South Pass Block 60

South Pass Block 60 | 2019-Apr-23

Initial Notification: On April 23, 2019, the USCG Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division (IMD) called the SSC to request satellite imagery for a mystery sheen at South Pass 60. The mystery sheen was discovered during an USCG overflight to West Delta block 79A and NRC report # 1243536 was generated.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 29° 3.72′ North
Longitude (approximate): 88° 56.53′ West