Spills
Fort lauderdale, florida
M/V Firat; Fort Lauderdale, Florida · NOAAORR-7060
- issued
- 1994-11-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1994-11-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1994-11-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 26.110, -80.092
- vessel
- M/V FIRAT
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V Firat; Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 1. On November 15, 1994, the USCG received notification of a grounded 506-foot Turkish freighter off Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The vessel had been blown off its anchorage by high winds and seas associated with Tropical Storm Gordon and ran aground 88 yards off the beach, one mile north of the Port Everglades entrance. The ship was carrying more than 44,000 gallons of diesel fuel, 170,000 gallons of IFO, and a cargo of 2,600 tons of steel. USCG district 7. Keyword: potential spill. 2. COMMODITY: #2 FUEL OIL, IFO. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 211000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 26.110N 080.092W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7060: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7060
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1994-11-15 · closed 1994-12-19
- Fort lauderdale, florida this message1994-11-15 → 1994-11-29
- Port everglades, florida1994-12-02 → 1994-12-16
- Delray beach, florida1994-12-05 → 1994-12-19
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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