Friday, May 13, 2011

New oil spill in Gulf of Mexico being reported

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Incident Report # 975816

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION

*Report taken at 10:08 on 10-MAY-11

Incident Type: PLATFORM

Incident Cause: UNKNOWN
Affected Area: GULF OF MEXICO


The incident was discovered on 10-MAY-11 at 08:45 local time.

Affected Medium: WATER GULF OF MEXICO
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SUSPECTED RESPONSIBLE PARTY

Organization: TAYLOR ENERGY

ORLEANS, LA

Type of Organization: PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
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INCIDENT LOCATION
BLOCK 20 County: MISSISSIPPI CANYON 20
State: LA
Latitude: 28° 56' 00" N

Longitude: 088° 58' 00" W
PLATFORM INCIDENT
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RELEASED MATERIAL(S)

CHRIS Code: OUN Official Material Name: UNKNOWN OIL

Also Known As:
Qty Released: .23 GALLON(S) Qty in Water: .23 GALLON(S) (read full report here)

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