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On october 5, 2005 the shrimping vessel F/V eric h, was reported on fire and adrift offshore of west florida

F/V Eric H; Offshore St · Petersburg, Fl · Offshore St · Petersburg, Fl · NOAAORR-1305

issued
2005-10-05 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2005-10-19 00:00Z
self-cancels
2005-10-19 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
26.668, -84.088
vessel
F/V ERIC H
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Eric H; Offshore St. Petersburg, FL.
Offshore St. Petersburg, FL.
1. On October 5, 2005 the shrimping vessel F/V Eric H, was reported on fire and adrift offshore of west Florida. Crewmen were in the water and Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg requested trajectory and weather information.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL, LUBE OILS, SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 16000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 26.668N 084.088W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1305: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1305

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