FV Gulf Dipper

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-7508. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-75082000-09-06 00:00Z → cancelled 2000-09-20 00:00Z
   Bolivar peninsula, tx
   FV Gulf Dipper; Bolivar Peninsula, Tx · Gulf of Mexico

   FV Gulf Dipper; Bolivar Peninsula, TX.
   Bolivar Peninsula, TX.
   1. At 1300 hrs CDT, MSU Galveston contacted the NOAA SSC and requested trajectory support for a fishing vessel which sank off the Texas coast. The Fishing Vessel Gulf Dipper caught fire, burned and sank at approximately noon today, Wednesday, Sept 6. The location was reported 5 - 6 miles off Bolivar Peninsula, east of Galveston Texas, at 29? 26.25' N by 94? 25.33' W. The maximum fuel capacity of the vessel is 3,000 gallons of diesel. The vessel wasn't at max. fuel capacity and some of the diesel burned prior to sinking; 3000 gallons is being used as a worst case discharge volume. The shallow shelf off Texas is an active fish habitat for white shrimp and a various finfish. Sea turtles are also known to visit the area. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.438N 094.422W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7508: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7508