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West ocean city, maryland

F/V Helen Euphane; West Ocean City, Maryland · NOAAORR-6967

issued
1993-10-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1993-10-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
1993-10-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
38.326, -75.076
vessel
F/V HELEN EUPHANE
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Helen Euphane; West Ocean City, Maryland.
West Ocean City, Maryland.
1. On October 16, 1993, the USCG Station Ocean City notified MSO Baltimore of a sunken vessel moored at a pier in Ocean City, Maryland. By October 17 it became clear that the release of fuel oil from the F/V Helen Euphane was complicated by 100 gallons of paint and 20 gallons of lube oil stored onboard. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent, pads.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
3. POSITION 38.326N 075.076W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6967: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6967

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