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Mavro vetranic; 7.5 miles north east of ft jefferson in the dry tortugas
NOAAORR-6735
- issued
- 1989-10-31 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1989-11-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1989-11-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 24.715, -82.873
- vessel
- M/V MAVRO VETRANIC
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
MAVRO VETRANIC; 7.5 miles north east of Ft Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas.
7.5 miles north east of Ft Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas.
1. Freight Ship MAVRO VETRANIC, 475 ft Yugoslavian Freigher has grounded in position 24-42.8N, 82-47.5W. This is approximately 7.5 miles north east of Ft Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas. The position is within the boundry of the Ft. Jefferson National Park. As of 0850 we have no further information regarding damage, no pollution has been reported. MSO Miami has launched a helo to overfly the area, and an additional investigator is enroute to Key West. We will update as soon as we have more information. . Capt. Whitten sends. TO: R4AL R4ARMY R4COE R4DHHS R4DOE R4DOI R4EPA R4FEMA R4FL R4GA R4KY CC: From: CGD7 'Capt. Sandy Tanos' {OAD } Date: MON, OCT 30 1989 10:28:15 Subject: Potential Major Spill POLREP2 for RRT ---------------------------- This is a midday update on the situation involving the M/V Mavro Vetranic. Due to location and lack of comms, detailed information is difficult to come [...]
2. COMMODITY: 7.5 MILES NORTH EAST OF FT JEFFERSON IN THE DRY TORTUGAS. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 80000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 24.715N 082.873W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6735: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6735This area · spills & pollution incidents
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