Spills · oil
Tampa bay, fl
Spill; Tampa Bay, Fl · NOAAORR-1162
- issued
- 2004-03-23 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2004-04-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2004-04-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.600, -83.000
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Spill; Tampa Bay, FL. Tampa Bay, FL. 1. Hundreds of gallons of #2 diesel were spilled offshore of Tampa Bay. NOAA provided weather. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #2 DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 27.600N 083.000W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1162: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1162
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2004-03-04 · closed 2004-04-06
- Tampa bay, fl2004-03-04 → 2004-03-18
- Tampa bay, fl this message2004-03-23 → 2004-04-06
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.