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Port everglades, florida

M/V Golden Hill; Port Everglades, Florida · NOAAORR-6818

issued
1991-06-19 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1991-07-03 00:00Z
self-cancels
1991-07-03 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
26.092, -80.095
vessel
M/V GOLDEN HILL
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V GOLDEN HILL; Port Everglades, Florida.
Port Everglades, Florida.
1. At about 0100,18 June, the Panamanian freighter Golden Hill was taking on number six fuel oil at Port Everglades, FL when product was observed in the water. Initial estimates put the amount spilled at 1200 gallons. About one mile of shoreline in the John U. Lloyd Beach State Recreational Area have been impacted including areas of mangrove seedlings. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 26.092N 080.095W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6818: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6818

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  1. Port everglades, florida this message1991-06-19 → 1991-07-03
  2. The vessel golden hill, while docked on berth 29 at port everglades spilled approximately 600 gallons of no1991-06-21 → 1991-07-05

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