Spills · oil

F/V caressa mae ocracoke inlet, nc; 3XFH+5M ocracoke, nc, USA

NOAAORR-10371

issued
2021-10-21 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2021-11-04 00:00Z
self-cancels
2021-11-04 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
35.073, -76.021
vessels
F/V CARESSA MAEF/V CARESSA MAE OCRACOKE INLET
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Caressa Mae Ocracoke Inlet, NC; 3XFH+5M Ocracoke, NC, USA.
3XFH+5M Ocracoke, NC, USA.
1. At 3:45 pm on 21 October 2021, USCG Sector North Carolina notified the NOAA SSC that the F/V Caressa Mae, an 88 ft steel hull vessel with 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board lost power and went aground in Ocrakoke Inlet. USCG has requested a trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 35.073N 076.021W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10371: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10371

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