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White plains, nc, USA

Fishing Vessel Sinks In Pamlico Sound, White Plains, Nc · NOAAORR-10538

issued
2022-11-17 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-12-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-12-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
35.410, -75.983
vessels
FV HEATHER BREEZEFISHING VESSEL SINKS · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Fishing Vessel Sinks in Pamlico Sound, White Plains, NC.
White Plains, NC, USA.
1. On 17 November 2022, USCG Sector North Carolina notified the NOAA SSC that the 35 ft long FV HEATHER BREEZE sank at 0200 approximately five miles from Engelhard, NC., in the Pamlico Sound. At the time, Sector North Carolina did not request any NOAA support. On 23 November, USCG Sector North Carolina notified the NOAA SSC that the vessel was observed capsized and awash in Pamlico Sound. The maximum amount of diesel fuel onboard is 180 gallons. Sector North Carolina requested an oil spill trajectory because of the vessel's close proximity to numerous aquaculture and natural shellfish beds and sensitive shorelines.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 180 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 35.410N 075.983W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10538: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10538

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