Spills
Key biscayne, florida
M/V Vardaas; Key Biscayne, Florida · NOAAORR-6452
- issued
- 1987-03-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1987-03-30 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1987-03-30 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 25.698, -80.049
- vessel
- M/V VARDAAS
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V Vardaas; Key Biscayne, Florida. Key Biscayne, Florida. 1. A Civil Air Patrol aircraft observed the M/V Vardaas, ten miles offshore, discharging a substance overboard which was creating a sheen measuring approximately 15 miles long and 100 feet wide. USCG district 7. 2. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 25.698N 080.049W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6452: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6452
This area · spills & pollution incidents
158 within 180 nm since 1985 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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