Spills · oil
Mso tampa reported that an unknown barge sank 4 nm offshore of alcote key, fl at midnight dec
Unknown Barge; Alcote Key,fl · Alcote Key,fl · NOAAORR-1134
- issued
- 2003-12-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2004-01-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2004-01-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 20.183, -82.900
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Unknown Barge; Alcote Key,FL. Alcote Key,FL. 1. MSO Tampa reported that an unknown barge sank 4 nm offshore of Alcote Key, FL at midnight Dec. 21. An overflight conducted Dec. 22 reported a 2nm sheen extending NW from the location of the barge (20 deg 11' N, 82 deg 54'W). The sheen is suspected to be lube oil from the barge with the diesel well protected. An estimated 1,000 gallons total of lube oil and diesel are estimated to remain on the barge. No shoreline and wildlife impacts were reported. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL OIL AND LUBRICATION OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 20.183N 082.900W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1134: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1134
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