Spills · oil
Little river inlet, sc
Submerged Tug Captain Duff; Little River Inlet, Sc · NOAAORR-1078
- issued
- 2003-07-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-07-30 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2003-07-30 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 33.842, -78.540
- vessels
- TUG CAPTAIN DUFFTUG WITHOUT REMOVING
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Submerged Tug Captain Duff; Little River Inlet, SC. Little River Inlet, SC. 1. The tug Captain Duff sank in 10 feet of water at 0930 on 14 July 2003 in the Little River Inlet, South Carolina. The vessel has 600 gallons of marine diesel onboard and an estimated 100 gallons of lube oil and miscellaneous petroleum products. There has been light sheening observed at the site. Divers have plugged the vessel's vents and plans are currently being developed to raise the tug without removing the onboard fuel. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL OIL AND LUBRICATION OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 700 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 33.842N 078.540W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1078: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1078
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