Spills
F-14 downed, naval air station oceana; big porpoise bay, pamlico river, north carolina
NOAAORR-7041
- issued
- 1994-08-26 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1994-09-09 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1994-09-09 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 35.083, -76.483
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F-14 downed, Naval Air Station Oceana; Big Porpoise Bay, Pamlico River, North Carolina. Big Porpoise Bay, Pamlico River, North Carolina. 1. On August 26, 1994, MSO Wilmington received a report of a downed F-14 in Big Porpoise Bay, a tributary of the Pamlico River. At the time of the report the aircraft, with about 1,000 gallons of JP-5 onboard, was burning; however, the pilots had been rescued by a Navy helicopter. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent pads. 2. COMMODITY: JP-5. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 35.083N 076.483W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7041: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7041
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Timeline · 4 messages since 1994-07-19 · closed 1994-11-16
- Onslow bay, shackleford banks, north carolina1994-07-19 → 1994-08-02
- F-14 downed, naval air station oceana; big porpoise bay, pamlico river, north carolina this message1994-08-26 → 1994-09-09
- Fulchers point pride seafood; oriental harbor, neuse river, north carolina1994-09-22 → 1994-10-06
- Newport river, morehead city, north carolina1994-11-02 → 1994-11-16
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