Spills · oil
Offshore cape hatteras, nc
Lewis J. Goulet; Offshore Cape Hatteras, Nc · NOAAORR-1229
- issued
- 2004-10-13 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2004-10-27 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2004-10-27 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 34.547, -75.182
- vessel
- DRILLING RIG LEWIS J GOULET
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Lewis J. Goulet; Offshore Cape Hatteras, NC. Offshore Cape Hatteras, NC. 1. The drilling rig LEWIS J. GOULET was reported by a passing vessel as abandoned 50 miles off Cape Hatteras at 2140 GMT Oct 13, 2004. The vessel was on a heading of 027 degrees (unknown if this is magnetic or true) at a speed of 2.3 knots. NOAA provided trajectory information. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 34.547N 075.182W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1229: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1229
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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