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Off cape cod, massachusetts

F/V Andromeda; Off Cape Cod, Massachusetts · NOAAORR-6601

issued: 1988-08-08 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1988-08-22 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1988-08-22 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 41.788, -69.419
vessel: F/V ANDROMEDA · 5 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

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F/V Andromeda; Off Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Off Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
1. On August 8, 1988, the fishing vessel Andromeda was reported sunken in the open ocean 40 miles east of Cape Cod. The vessel's tanks contained an estimated 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.788N 069.419W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6601: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6601

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