NEW ORLEANS - Staff from Coast Guard Sector Mobile’s Incident Management Division responded to a report June 27 of black oil found near Back Bay in Biloxi, Miss. CG Sector Mobile received a report at around 10:30 a.m. of a discharge of black oil-bilge in a highly sensitive environmental area of Back Bay. The CG 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. (Source: Coast Guard 07/01/21)
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