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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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