May 2, 2017 - Oil spills come in all sizes from a pleasure boat’s small leak, to an oil platform explosion that results in environmental devastation, like the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident. Every month our Emergency Response Division provides scientific expertise and services to the U.S. Coast Guard on everything from running oil spill trajectories to where the spill may spread, to possible effects on wildlife and fisheries, and estimates on how long the oil may stay in the environment. Our Incident News website has information on oil spills and other incidents where we provided scientific support. Here are this month’s responses: Sunken Pleasure Craft, Pass a Loutre Tug Powhatan M/V Todd Brown Mystery Sheen, NESDIS Report BP Exploration Well #3, Prudhoe Bay, AK U.S. Steel Hexavalent Chrome Release F/V Bendora Aground Vengeance crane barge sinking Breton Sound Natural Gas Well Head 46D UTV Michael Nadicksbernd ATB Meredith Reinauer, Catskill, NY MV Dawn Anna Platform Pipeline Leak