Spills
Tank barge coastal 32; key largo, florida
NOAAORR-6823
- issued
- 1991-07-26 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1991-08-09 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1991-08-09 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 25.025, -80.343
- vessels
- BARGE COASTAL 32BARGE SHORTLY AFTER DISCOVERING THE LEAK
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tank Barge COASTAL 32; Key Largo, Florida. Key Largo, Florida. 1. Tank barge COASTAL 32 with 12,000 barrels of #6 oil onboard developed a leak while transiting through Hawk Channel off Key Largo, Florida. Even though Coastal personnel deployed containment boom around the barge shortly after discovering the leak, a U.S. Coast Guard overflight crew reported that the slick extended from Rodriguez Key to Soldier Key (approximately 60 miles) with intermittent sheen of mixed light and dark oil measuring about 1/4 mile wide. USCG district 7. 2. COMMODITY: #6 OIL. 3. POSITION 25.025N 080.343W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6823: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6823
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1991-07-26 · closed 1991-08-09
- Key largo, fl1991-07-26 → 1991-08-09
- Tank barge coastal 32; key largo, florida this message1991-07-26 → 1991-08-09
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