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Mystery Sheen Eugene Block 300

Gulf of Mexico, off LA        2009-Jun-06 On the morning of June 6, 2009, NOAA ERD was contacted by MSU Morgan City regarding a sheen offshore of Louisiana from an unknown source. The sheen was reported as approximately 10 miles by 4 miles. The reported position is approximately 65 nm from the nearest shoreline. View map Note: Documents are posted chronologically and early reports likely contain factual errors. These errors may be corrected in a later report. Incident Details Spill, potential spill, or other: Oil Spill Cause of incident: Mystery Spill Latitude (approximate): 28° 12.05' North Longitude (approximate): 91° 39.38' West

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