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Port everglades, fort lauderdale, florida

T/b Edge Moor I; Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida · NOAAORR-6618

issued
1988-10-05 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-10-19 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-10-19 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
26.095, -80.121
vessel
BARGE EDGE MOOR I BEGAN LEAKING
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/B EDGE MOOR I; Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
1. On October 5, 1988, while off Palm Beach, Florida, the tank barge EDGE MOOR I began leaking a small quantity of its 950,000-gallon cargo of ferric chloride solution (30%) through several holes in the main deck. The barge was refused permission to enter the Port of Palm Beach to inspect the barge and make repairs. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: FERRIC CHLORIDE SOLUTION (30%).
3. POSITION 26.095N 080.121W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6618: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6618

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Timeline · 2 messages since 1988-09-29 · closed 1988-10-19

  1. Mystery oil Spill3; pompano beach, florida1988-09-29 → 1988-10-13
  2. Port everglades, fort lauderdale, florida this message1988-10-05 → 1988-10-19

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