Coast Guard Is Investigating A Possible Brand New, Big Oil Spill In The Gulf (update, just sediment)

Business Insider ^ | March 19, 2011 | Joe Weisenthal

[2ndDivisionVet]

On top of everything else, some potentially troublesome environmental news out of the Gulf of Mexico again.

The Times Picayune is reporting that the Coast Guard is investigating reports of a brand new deepwater oil spill.

Multiple callers have reported that they have seen a huge sheen of oil not far from a deepwater rig....

[tatown]

Didn’t offend me one bit. It was obvious that the ‘*’ was simply an after thought.

[acoulterfan]

What is NRDC?

[smokingfrog]

The NRDC was co-founded in 1970 by John Adams, Gus Speth, and a group of concerned law students and attorneys at the forefront of the environmental movement.

[fso301]

Did you see that photo in the article?

No but about 1 million barrels per year seep into the Gulf each year naturally.

[The Cajun]

Maybe pipeline, producing platform, but not a drilling platform. Nobody drilling would try to get away with something like this. Could even be a boat being a little messy, accidentally or with a purpose.

[The KG9 Kid]

Obama has to say he’s gotta go kick some ass again. Can’t he just eat his waffle?

[JohnKinAK]

It could be a black algae bloom. I seen one of those once from a helo and it sure looked like oil except it left no silver/rainbow sheen on the leading edges.

[LibWhacker]

If it's another big leak like the last one, particularly if it's due to another wellhead that mysteriously failed, it screams sabotage. My money's on:

1) Russia
2) Iran
3) N. Korea
4) Obama

These jokers aren't just about hurting us a little, here and there, but totally bringing us to our knees, where a coup de grace would shortly follow. And they know their best bet is sometime during the next 22 months. The next 22 months is going to be pure hell.

[Nailbiter]

There is moratorium on drilling in the Gulf, not possible to have spill.

[Kirkwood]

Natural seepage comes up gradually and makes a barely perceptable sheen on parts of the surface. By contrast this is a big spill as spills go.

[Nailbiter]

Multiple callers have reported that they have seen a huge sheen

Thank GOD it was not a huge manatee.

I might have do the chicken little, sky is falling routine>

I guarantee that no one wants to see that /s

[dfwgator]

Multiple callers have reported that they have seen a huge sheen

[Nailbiter]

LOL yes that might e the cause

[Petruchio]

Multiple callers have reported that they have seen a huge sheen

Martin or Charlie?

[WSGilcrest]

[kanawa]

[Choose Ye This Day]

huge sheen

[nonamer]

There are two sightings being reported. One says it is a half-mile long and the other says 100 miles. One hundred miles long will be viewable from space so I guess that can be confirmed when morning rolls around.

[MarMema]

Like tomorrow I am thinking.