IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard responds to black oil found near Back Bay, Miss.
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/01/2021 10:14 AM EDT
| News Release |
U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland |
Coast Guard responds to black oil found near Back Bay, Miss.
Editors' Note: Click on images to download high-resolution version.
NEW ORLEANS – Members of Coast Guard Sector Mobile’s Incident Management Division responded to a report Sunday of black oil found near Back Bay in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a report at approximately 10:30 a.m. of a discharge of black oil-bilge slop in a highly sensitive environmental area of Back Bay near Biloxi. Members of the Sector Mobile Incident Management Division responded, took oil samples for analysis, hired a contractor for cleanup operations, and is actively searching for the responsible party.
Anyone with information regarding this case should contact the Coast Guard Sector Mobile Incident Management Division at 251-379-8785.
The Coast Guard encourages all persons to report marine pollution to the National Response Center at 800-424-8802.
For more information follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
-USCG-
 |
Questions for the Coast Guard? Contact Us |
For more Coast Guard news, visit our online newsroom here.
| STAY CONNECTED: | ||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
SUBSCRIBER SERVICES:
Manage Preferences | Unsubscribe | Help
Privacy Policy | GovDelivery is providing this information on behalf of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and may not use the information for any other purposes.
This email was sent to Email Address