MEC&F Expert Engineers : Hilcorp reported a sheen incident 400 feet NE of their Granite Point oil drilling platform in Cook Inlet from a sunken vessel, Monarch

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Hilcorp reported a sheen incident 400 feet NE of their Granite Point oil drilling platform in Cook Inlet from a sunken vessel, Monarch




Monarch Granite Point

Cook Inlet, Alaska | 2018-Sep-24

Initial Notification: 


On 6-Sep-2018, Hilcorp reported a sheen incident 400 feet NE of their Granite Point oil drilling platform in Cook Inlet. 

The sheen is believed to be from a sunken vessel, Monarch. 

The USCG recovered sheen samples and would like NOAA to analyze the samples and determine the oil type.