Spills
Key west, florida
Mystery Oil Slick; Key West, Florida · NOAAORR-6472
- issued
- 1987-05-12 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1987-05-26 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1987-05-26 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 24.482, -81.710
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Oil Slick; Key West, Florida. Key West, Florida. 1. On May 12, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) in Miami received several reports from vessels and aircraft of an oil slick. The slick was described by U.S. Navy pilots as being in two large patches located 20 miles south of Key West. USCG district 7. 2. COMMODITY: OIL. 3. POSITION 24.482N 081.710W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6472: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6472
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Satellite imagery detects suspected oil spill; se gulf of mexico, nw of key west, fl2023-10-24
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