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Vaca key, florida

Monroe County Mosquito Control District; Vaca Key, Florida · NOAAORR-6493

issued
1987-08-20 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1987-09-03 00:00Z
self-cancels
1987-09-03 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
24.656, -81.070
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Monroe County Mosquito Control District; Vaca Key, Florida.
Vaca Key, Florida.
1. On August 19, 1987, an aerial spraying aircraft from the Monroe County Mosquito Control District was forced to dump approximately 200 gallons of a spray mixture containing DIBROM 14 (Naled) into the ocean about 5 miles south-southeast of Marathon, Florida. The rupture of a spray delivery line inside the aircraft had forced the pilot to dump the mixture to prevent continued exposure of aircraft personnel to the DIBROM. The Mosquito Control personnel notified the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Miami. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: DIBROM 14 (NALED). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 24.656N 081.070W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6493: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6493

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