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Offshore tampa bay, fl

Small Diesel Spill; Offshore Tampa Bay, Fl · NOAAORR-1072

issued: 2003-06-19 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2003-07-03 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2003-07-03 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 27.600, -82.917
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Small Diesel Spill; Offshore Tampa Bay, FL.
Offshore Tampa Bay, FL.
1. MSO Tampa reports a small diesel spill and asks for trajectories. No shoreline impacts expected.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 150 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 27.600N 082.917W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1072: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1072

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Offshore tampa bay, fl this message2003-06-19 → 2003-07-03
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