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Hatteras, north carolina
F/V Captain Zack; Hatteras, North Carolina · 2 messages · 1996-01-19 to 1996-02-06
- status
- closed 1996-02-06 00:00Z
- opened
- 1996-01-19 00:00Z
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 35.102, -75.632
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-7122
Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-71221996-01-19 00:00Z → cancelled 1996-02-02 00:00ZHatteras inlet, north carolina
F/V Shauna Louise; Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. 1. The 67-foot F/V Shauna Louise was abandoned the morning of January 19, 1996, during extreme storm conditions. At 0830 the vessel was 35?07' N and 075?48' W and drifting at three knots along the shoreline towards 230? true. The winds were 40 knots from the south with 8- to 10-foot seas. The vessel foundered in the afternoon of January 19 approximately 300 yards offshore off Okracoke Island and west of Hatteras Inlet. Debris was seen along the shoreline and in the surf zone. USCG district 5. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 35.192N 075.767W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7122: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7122
- 2NOAAORR-71261996-01-23 00:00Z → cancelled 1996-02-06 00:00ZHatteras, north carolina
F/V Captain Zack; Hatteras, North Carolina. Hatteras, North Carolina. 1. The 40-foot F/V Captain Zack, was taken in tow during extreme weather January 23, 1996. The vessel took on considerable amounts of water and the USCG would not allow the partially submerged vessel to enter Hatteras Inlet. The USCG anchored the vessel 8 nautical miles southeast of Hatteras Inlet and asked the owner to refloat the vessel before it would be allowed into the inlet. The on-scene weather was northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with three- to four-foot seas. USCG district 5. Keyword: abandoned fishing vessel. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 650 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 35.102N 075.632W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7126: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7126
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