Cape hatteras, nc

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   NOAAORR-63791986-07-15 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-07-29 00:00Z
   Mystery spill, cape hatteras; atlantic ocean off of north carolina

   Mystery Spill, Cape Hatteras; Atlantic Ocean off of North Carolina.
   Atlantic Ocean off of North Carolina.
   1. A floating oil slick in the Atlantic Ocean about 15 miles off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, was reported to the U. S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Hampton Roads on the morning of July 15, 1986. No identification of the source was evident. An overflight by Coast Guard personnel at 1135 estimated the slick to be 25 miles long, one-quarter of a mile wide, and one-quarter of an inch thick. The Coast Guard MSO notified the Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team and the State of North Carolina. USCG district 5.
   2. COMMODITY: OIL.
   3. POSITION 35.167N 075.199W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6379: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6379

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   NOAAORR-91461986-07-15 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-07-29 00:00Z
   Cape hatteras, ncoil

   Oil Slick Cape Hatteras; Cape Hatteras, NC.
   Cape Hatteras, NC.
   1. Oil slick sighted off of Cape Hatteras 25 miles long and 1/4 mile wide. 1320 call from AHW: Obs form overflight reported northern tip at 35 38 and 2 miles off shore and soutern tip at 35.5 and 4 miles off shore. too much sheen for oil to be #6, probably bilge slops. On Scene winds NE @ 12
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 35.391N 075.437W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9146: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9146