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Newport, rhode island

T/v Panda; Newport, Rhode Island · NOAAORR-7012

issued
1994-05-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1994-05-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
1994-05-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.517, -71.333
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V Panda; Newport, Rhode Island.
Newport, Rhode Island.
1. A USCG helicopter, on a routine training flight, reported a sheen extending from the T/V Panda transiting Narragansett Bay. USCG Station Castle Hill dispatched personnel who reported that the sheen contained tar balls. A diver was dispatched and reported that heavy oil appeared to be "bubbling" up from beneath the vessel. The USCG estimated that 800 barrels had been released. Initially it was thought that the spill was a mystery because no point of origin could be found on the Panda; it was later learned that the gas inerting system had failed and caused the release of an unknown quantity of oil. USCG district 1. Keyword: none.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 OIL.
3. POSITION 41.517N 071.333W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7012: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7012

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  1. Newport, rhode island this message1994-05-10 → 1994-05-24
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