fishing vessel · named in official warnings

F/V WU WU

1 message · 2016-06-01

status
no warning in force
first mention
2016-06-01 00:00Z
latest mention
2016-06-01 00:00Z
reported as
Spills1
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
last position
38.930, -74.990

Messages · 1, oldest first

One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-9290. This page grows when the name is issued again.

  1. 1
    Spills·NOAAORR-92902016-06-01 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-06-15 00:00Z
    Cape may, nj
    F/V Wu Wu; Cape May, Nj · North Atlantic Ocean
    F/V WU WU; Cape May, NJ.
    Cape May, NJ.
    1. On June 1, 2016, the USCG Sector Delaware Bay contacted the NOAA SSC to report that an unidentified vessel, estimated to be 40 ft in length, grounded and than sank inside of Cape May inlet, New Jersey at approximately 9:30pm. USCG estimates that there are 350 gallons of diesel in the fuel tank and an additional 10 fifty-five gallons containers filled with diesel. No sign of a pollution event at the time of the notification. USCG requested NOAA modeling support.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 900 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 38.930N 074.990W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9290: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9290

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