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Hatteras village, north carolina

F/V Rapture of the Deep; Hatteras Village, North Carolina · NOAAORR-7007

issued: 1994-04-15 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1994-04-29 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1994-04-29 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 35.167, -75.667
vessel: F/V RAPTURE · 3 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Rapture of the Deep; Hatteras Village, North Carolina.
Hatteras Village, North Carolina.
1. On April 15, 1994, the F/V Rapture of the Deep, moored at Hatteras Harbor Marina, Hatteras Village, North Carolina, discharged approximately 100 gallons of waste oil into Pamlico Sound. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent pads.
2. COMMODITY: WASTE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 35.167N 075.667W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7007: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7007

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