Spills · collision
Search and rescue mission, vessel was adrift and abandoned for several weeks
M/V White Seal Adrift; Offshore, Nc · Offshore, Nc · NOAAORR-1040
- issued
- 2003-01-24 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-02-07 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2003-02-07 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 33.800, -74.450
- vessel
- M/V WHITE SEAL · 4 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V White Seal Adrift; Offshore, NC. Offshore, NC. 1. Search and rescue mission, vessel was adrift and abandoned for several weeks. NOAA provides weather and vessel trajectory until Feb 18 2003. CG Search and Rescue takes over from then. 2. THREAT: OTHER. TAGS: COLLISION. 3. POSITION 33.800N 074.450W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1040: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1040
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