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Offshore ocean city, md, USA

My No Filter Fire and Sinking; Offshore Ocean City, Md, USA · NOAAORR-10156

issued
2020-08-21 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-09-04 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-09-04 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
38.056, -75.157
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

MY NO FILTER Fire and Sinking; offshore Ocean City, MD, USA.
offshore Ocean City, MD, USA.
1. On August 21, 2020, the USCG Sector Maryland notified the NOAA SSC that a 60-foot long yacht had caught fire and partially capsized 2 miles offshore and 2 miles north of Chincoteague Island, Virginia. On 25 August, Sector Maryland requested a review of the proposed salvage plan and stakeholder coordination.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 38.056N 075.157W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10156: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10156

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