Spills · oil
Morehead city inlet, nc
MV Kite Bay · NOAAORR-10286
- issued
- 2021-05-25 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-06-08 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-06-08 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 34.701, -76.672
- vessel
- MV KITE BAY
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
MV Kite Bay. Morehead City Inlet, NC. 1. At 4:30pm on 25 May 2021, USCG Sector North Carolina notified the NOAA SSC that the 590 ft long bulk carrier, Kite Bay, grounded outside on the Morehead City Inlet. The vessel has 111,000 gallons of fuel and 11,000 gallons of lube oil on board, though nothing has spilled at this time. USCG requested trajectory. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 111000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 34.701N 076.672W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10286: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10286
This area · spills & pollution incidents
225 within 180 nm since 1984 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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Spills
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