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Loggerhead key, dry tortugas, florida

F/V True Grit; Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida · NOAAORR-6640

issued
1988-12-20 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1989-01-03 00:00Z
self-cancels
1989-01-03 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
24.635, -82.892
vessels
F/V TRUE GRITFISHING VESSEL TRUE GRIT RAN
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V TRUE GRIT; Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida.
Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida.
1. On December 20, 1988, the fishing vessel TRUE GRIT ran aground on the northwest shore of Loggerhead Key in the Dry Tortugas, the southern tip of the Florida Keys. The vessel was deliberately run aground in four feet of water 25 yards offshore when she was holed and began to take on water. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8520 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 24.635N 082.892W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6640: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6640

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