Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1017161
Incident Time: 2012-07-09 09:00:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: PLATFORM INCIDENT GULF OF MEXICO
Incident Type: PLATFORM
Material: OIL: CRUDE
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party: TAYLOR ENERGY
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 28.936111, -88.968889 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 600 feet by 5.8 miles (area 421.82 acres)
Reported Spill Volume: 49 gallons
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 450.95 gallons
Report Description
CALLER IS REPORTING CRUDE OIL SHEEN DISCOVERED DURING AN OVERFLIGHT FROM A DOWNED PLATFORM DUE TO HURRICANE IVAN. CALLER STATED THE SHEEN WAS BROKEN INTO TWO SIZES: 5.8 MILES X 600 FEET RAINBOW AND 6.2 MILES X 150 FEET SILVERY.

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ID:	2e14c322-e00a-3331-9785-c900e3b0e4f4
Source:	http://www.nrc.uscg.mil/reports/rwservlet?standard_web+inc_seq=1017161
Date:	2012-07-09 09:00:00
Location:	28.9361111111111 -88.9688888888889
Tags:	NRC, BigSpill, LABB, oil, release, SheenSizeMismatch, trending