Port everglades, fort lauderdale, florida

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   NOAAORR-66151988-09-29 00:00Z → cancelled 1988-10-13 00:00Z
   Mystery oil Spill3; pompano beach, florida

   Mystery Oil Spill3; Pompano Beach, Florida.
   Pompano Beach, Florida.
   1. On September 29, 1988, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Miami, received a report of an oil slick one mile offshore of Pompano Beach. A boat from Coast Guard Station Ft. Lauderdale took samples and reported that the slick was 75 yards offshore, and estimated the slick's size as approximately 200 gallons spread over a three-mile area adjacent to the shore. USCG district 7.
   2. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 26.242N 080.078W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6615: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6615

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   NOAAORR-66181988-10-05 00:00Z → cancelled 1988-10-19 00:00Z
   Port everglades, fort lauderdale, florida

   T/B EDGE MOOR I; Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
   Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
   1. On October 5, 1988, while off Palm Beach, Florida, the tank barge EDGE MOOR I began leaking a small quantity of its 950,000-gallon cargo of ferric chloride solution (30%) through several holes in the main deck. The barge was refused permission to enter the Port of Palm Beach to inspect the barge and make repairs. USCG district 7.
   2. COMMODITY: FERRIC CHLORIDE SOLUTION (30%).
   3. POSITION 26.095N 080.121W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6618: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6618