Coast Guard Investigates Slick off U.S.

Coast Guard Investigates Slick off U.S. Gulf Coast

Monday, October 25, 2010

According to an Oct. 23 report from Reuters, the U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a large brown slick floating near the mouth of the Mississippi River and said it could be weathered oil from the BP spill or just algae bloom. A Coast Guard vessel went out to the orange-brown substance, which stands around 2-3 miles (3-5 km) offshore at Tiger Pass, northwest of Venice, Louisiana, according to spokesman Jeff Hall.

(Source: Reuters)

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