Spills · oil

Petersburg, fl, USA

Crude Oil Spill At Port Manatee In Tampa Bay, Fl · St · NOAAORR-10659

issued
2023-09-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-09-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-09-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
27.634, -82.565
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Crude Oil Spill at Port Manatee in Tampa Bay, FL.
St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
1. Late on August 31, 2023, a crude oil spill occurred at Port Manatee in Tampa Bay. The estimated volume of release oil is 3500 gallons. Most of the oil is within the Port Manatee Basin but some has escaped the basin and entered Tampa Bay. USCG is on the scene investigating. Currently, the source is uncertain. Imagery from NOAA NGS post-hurricane Idalia flights show some sheen in the Port basin, This imagery was obtained sometime during the morning on 1 Sept, 2023. NOAA is preparing a trajectory forecast, oil fate analysis, Resources at Risk, and an initial draft emergency consultation form for the USCG.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 27.634N 082.565W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10659: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10659

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