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Kitty hawk, north carolina
Kitty Hawk Mystery Tarballs; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina · 2 messages · 1995-02-07 to 1995-03-05
- status
- closed 1995-03-05 00:00Z
- opened
- 1995-02-07 00:00Z
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.017, -75.667
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-7082
Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-70821995-02-07 00:00Z → cancelled 1995-02-21 00:00ZAlligator river, engelhard, north carolina
Tug Christina; Alligator River, Engelhard, North Carolina. Alligator River, Engelhard, North Carolina. 1. On February 7, 1995, MSO Hampton Roads received a report of an unknown amount of oil on the Alligator River, near Englehard, North Carolina. The source of the spill was believed to be the tug Christina, which had recently left the area. Approximately 20 to 40 gallons were in the water and a boom was placed around the area. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, pompoms. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL AND BILGE SLOPS. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 40 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 35.667N 076.017W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7082: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7082
- 2NOAAORR-70851995-02-19 00:00Z → cancelled 1995-03-05 00:00ZKitty hawk, north carolina
Kitty Hawk Mystery Tarballs; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. 1. On February 19, 1995, tarballs were reported on more than four miles of beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. One area of significant concentration was between mile posts 4 and 5. USCG resources responding to this report were Group Cape Hatteras and MSO Hampton Roads. USCG district 5. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: TARBALLS. 3. POSITION 36.017N 075.667W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7085: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7085
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