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Rainbow Sheen

West Delta, LA (Gulf of Mexico)        2010-Apr-07 The morning of 07 APR 2010, the NOAA/OR&R/Emergency Response Division was contacted by the USCG-MSU Morgan City regarding a 7 mile rainbow sheen in the West Delta region of the Gulf of Mexico (off of LA). The USCG requested ERD evaluate trajectory implications regarding this incident. 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 Latitude (approximate): 29° 3.98' North Longitude (approximate): 89° 40.07' West

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