Spills · pipeline
Tampa bay, fl
Port Manatee Oil Spill; Tampa Bay, Fl · NOAAORR-6124
- issued
- 2006-09-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2006-10-02 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2006-10-02 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.642, -82.567
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Port Manatee Oil Spill; Tampa Bay, FL. Tampa Bay, FL. 1. Florida DEP/BER reported that approximately 1000 gallons of HFO was released from a containment area at Port Manatee. Later determined to be a small leak from a 30" unused pipeline that was not under pressure. The oil was moving into Tampa Bay to the northwest. A command post was established at Port Manatee Cruise terminal. Later volume into the water was estimated as 500 gallons of #6 HFO. Minimal environmental impacts. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 HFO. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE. 3. POSITION 27.642N 082.567W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6124: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6124
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2006-09-18 · closed 2006-10-02
- Tampa bay, fl2006-09-18 → 2006-10-02
- Tampa bay, fl this message2006-09-18 → 2006-10-02
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