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Carolina beach, nc, USA

Floating Humpback Whale Carcass Off of Carolina Beach, Nc · NOAAORR-10429

issued
2022-03-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-03-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-03-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
34.031, -77.830
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Floating Humpback Whale Carcass off of Carolina Beach, NC.
Carolina Beach, NC, USA.
1. On March 16, 2022, the Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Disaster Response Coordinator notified the NOAA SSC about a floating Humpback Whale carcass floating offshore of Carolina Beach, North Carolina. The Response Coordinator requested a trajectory to possibly determine the likelihood of this carcass coming ashore.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 34.031N 077.830W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10429: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10429

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