Tampa bay, florida

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1. 1
   NOAAORR-73601998-12-15 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-12-29 00:00Z
   Tb ctco 2601; tampa bay, fl

   TB CTCO 2601; Tampa Bay, FL.
   Tampa Bay, FL.
   1. The T/B CTCO 2601, being towed by the tug Camie Cenac, and loaded with 23,000 Bbls of a light lube oil ran aground in Tampa Bay last night at 2000 local time. It is reportedly hard aground on a sand bottom at position 27 degrees, 41.54 minutes north and 082 degrees, 34.34 minutes west, a location 3 miles west of Palmetto and west of Port Manatee. The vessel appears to be aground along the entire length of the hull except at the starboard forward rake. The vessel dimensions are 236 feet x 52 feet x 15.5 feet. It has 5 port tanks and 5 starboard tanks with 2300 Bbls of lube oil in each tank. Both the bow and stern rakes are empty. No product has been reported leaking but damage to the vessel has not been fully assessed at this time. The shorelines in the area are highly sensitive and water depths are typically very shallow, especially to the east in Cockroach Bay were there is a preserve [...]
   2. COMMODITY: LIGHT LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 966000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 27.692N 082.572W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7360: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7360

2. 2
   NOAAORR-73591998-12-15 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-12-29 00:00Z
   T/b ctco 2601; tampa bay, florida

   T/B CTCO 2601; Tampa Bay, Florida.
   Tampa Bay, Florida.
   1. On December 14, 1998, the T/B CTCO 2601, loaded with 23,000 barrels of light lube oil, ran aground in Tampa Bay while being towed by the tug Camie Cenac. She was hard aground on a sand bottom 3 miles west of Palmetto and west of Port Manatee. She appeared to be grounded along the entire length of the hull except at the starboard forward rake. The vessel is 236 feet x 52 feet x 15.5 feet. She has five port tanks and five starboard tanks. When she grounded, each tank was loaded with 2300 barrels of lube oil and the bow and stern rakes were empty. No product leaked, but damage to the vessel has not been fully assessed. The shorelines in the area are highly sensitive and water depths are very shallow, especially to the east in Cockroach Bay where there is a preserve containing seagrass beds and mangroves. USCG district 7. Keyword: none.
   2. COMMODITY: LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 966000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 27.692N 082.572W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7359: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7359

3. 3
   NOAAORR-73651998-12-23 00:00Z → cancelled 1999-01-06 00:00Z
   Tampa bay, fl

   FV CAPTAIN JUSTIN; Tampa Bay, FL.
   Tampa Bay, FL.
   1. On December 23, 1998 a ship went aground in the Southwest channel, on the south side of Edgmont Key. The accident occurred at about between 0730 EST. By the end of the ebb tide at about 11:00 EST, a diesel slick extending out about 3 miles to the west-southwest was reported. The vessel contained a total of 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel. USCG district 7.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 27.575N 082.754W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7365: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7365

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   NOAAORR-73641998-12-23 00:00Z → cancelled 1999-01-06 00:00Z
   Tampa bay, florida

   F/V Captain Justin; Tampa Bay, Florida.
   Tampa Bay, Florida.
   1. The F/V Captain Justin sank 1000 yards east of Egmont Key in Tampa Bay on the morning of December 23, 1998. Onboard were 6000 gallons of diesel fuel. Shortly after the vessel sank, a 3-mile sheen extending from the vessel's location seaward was reported On December 24 the vessel was submerged in 20 feet of water near Egmont Key. A preliminary salvage plan was submitted to the Unified Command. According to this plan, the Captain Justin was to be refloated on December 25. The Unified Command worked with the vessel's owner and salvor to complete formal salvage plans before salvage operations began. MSO investigators continued to investigate the cause of the incident. USCG district 7. Keyword: salvage.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 27.575N 082.754W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7364: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7364