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Round island, pascagoula, ms
Submerged Dredge Honey Island; Round Island, Pascagoula, Ms · NOAAORR-1116
- issued
- 2003-11-19 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-12-03 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2003-12-03 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.288, -88.590
- vessel
- DREDGE HONEY ISLAND
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Submerged Dredge Honey Island; Round Island, Pascagoula, MS. Round Island, Pascagoula, MS. 1. USCG MSO Mobile notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator of a sunk or partially submerged dredge near Round Island in Mississippi Sound South of Pascagoula, MS early on the morning of 19 November. The incident occurred at approximately 2242hrs on 18 November at position N 30 deg 17.30', W 088 deg 35.40'. This position places the dredge approximately 4 nautical miles N of Horn Island. The dredge had onboard at time of incident some 3000 to 4000 gallons No. 2 Diesel Fuel (diesel), and an estimated 200 gallons bilge slop. The dredge was salvaged and no pollution was reported 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL AND BILGE SLOP. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 30.288N 088.590W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1116: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1116
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2003-11-19 · closed 2003-12-16
- Round island, pascagoula, ms this message2003-11-19 → 2003-12-03
- Dauphin island, al2003-11-28 → 2003-12-12
- Mobile bay, al2003-12-02 → 2003-12-16
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