Spills
Dredge weeks 581; frying pan shoals, north carolina
NOAAORR-7095
- issued
- 1995-04-24 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1995-05-08 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1995-05-08 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 33.695, -77.902
- vessels
- TUG CATHERINEDREDGE PIPE · 5 messagesDREDGE PIPESDREDGE WEEKS 581
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Dredge Weeks 581; Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina. Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina. 1. On April 24, 1995, a number of dredge pipes were lost from the dredge vessel Weeks 581 accompanied by the tug Catherine. The last 800-foot pipe section was found grounded on Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina. USCG district 5. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: DREDGE PIPE. 3. POSITION 33.695N 077.902W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7095: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7095
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