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Recreational vessel fire and sinking; chesapeake island, maryland

NOAAORR-7017

issued: 1994-05-31 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1994-06-14 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1994-06-14 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 39.483, -75.900
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Recreational vessel fire and sinking; Chesapeake Island, Maryland.
Chesapeake Island, Maryland.
1. On the night of May 31, 1994, a recreational power boat burned and sank at the mouth of the Bohemia River at Chesapeake Island, Maryland. The weather was clear, winds southwest 15 knots, seas calm, and temperature 82? F. On June 1 the vessel re-ignited and the local fire department again extinguished the fire using foam materials. USCG district 5. Keyword: none.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
3. POSITION 39.483N 075.900W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7017: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7017

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