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Petersburg, fl, USA

Sunken Shrimp Boat; St · Petersburg, Florida · St · NOAAORR-11076

issued
2025-10-21 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-11-04 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-11-04 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
27.624, -82.657
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sunken Shrimp Boat; St. Petersburg, Florida.
St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
1. On Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 0730, the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) was notified of a shrimp vessel that had crashed into the Sunshine Skyway in St. Petersburg, Florida. The vessel's maximum potential discharge is 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is planning to remove the vessel using a crane barge. USCG requested an Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 consultation.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 27.624N 082.657W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11076: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11076

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