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F/V Captain Chance; Near Tampa, Fl · NOAAORR-6046

issued: 2006-01-17 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2006-01-31 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2006-01-31 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.150, -82.832
vessel: F/V CAPTAIN CHANCE
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Captain Chance; Near Tampa, FL.
Near Tampa, FL.
1. 72' wooden shrimping vessel. Grounded and partially submerged in St. Joseph Sound, off Tarpon Springs, FL
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL, LUBE OILS. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 28.150N 082.832W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6046: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6046

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