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Holden, north carolina

F/V Pathfinder; Holden, North Carolina · NOAAORR-7062

issued
1994-11-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1994-11-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
1994-11-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
33.917, -78.278
vessel
F/V PATHFINDER · 9 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Pathfinder; Holden, North Carolina.
Holden, North Carolina.
1. On November 15, 1994, MSO Wilmington received a report from USCG Station Oak Island of an oil sheen approximately one-mile long in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW). The sheen was reportedly coming from a vessel, believed to be the F/V Pathfinder, that had been hauled up on the beach and was being dismantled. At the time of the release all that remained of the vessel were piles of oily debris and an oil-contaminated shoreline. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, pompoms.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
3. POSITION 33.917N 078.278W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7062: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7062

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