F/V Westwind III

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   Spills·NOAAORR-12602005-02-02 00:00Z → cancelled 2005-02-16 00:00Z
   F/V westwind III; 26 miles offshore tampa, fl
   Gulf of Mexico

   F/V Westwind III; 26 miles Offshore Tampa, FL.
   26 miles Offshore Tampa, FL.
   1. USCG MSOTampa requested trajectory for a potential spill from a fishing vessel at 0900 2 February 2005. The vessel is the Westwind III, a 68.8 foot, 127 gross ton fiberglass hull fishing vessel that caught fire 1 Febuary at 2100 local at position 27-24.8 N; 083-12.8 W. The crew was evacuated and the vessel continued to burn as it drifted freely. At 0800 local 2 February the vessel was at position 27-24.1N; 083-19.7W and at 1000 local a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft overflew the area and noted the position as 27-23.8N; 083-21.4W. The vessel was still burning (smoldering) and continuing to drift. No pollution was observed. The vessel has a capacity for 9000 gallons of diesel fuel, but the amount of fuel onboard at the time of the fire was not initially known. NOAA Hazmat provided the COTP with a weather forecast for the area as well as spill trajectory and oil fate information. During the [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 9000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 27.397N 083.357W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1260: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1260