Spills
Upper tampa bay, florida
Mystery Spill - Tampa Bay; Upper Tampa Bay, Florida · NOAAORR-7109
- issued
- 1995-10-03 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1995-10-17 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1995-10-17 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.925, -82.428
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Spill - Tampa Bay; Upper Tampa Bay, Florida. Upper Tampa Bay, Florida. 1. A spill of heavy #6 fuel oil was reported on September 28, 1995. The oil coated approximately 1.7 miles of shoreline in upper Tampa Bay. The majority of impacts were to man-made structures and seawalls. The source of the oil was never determined. USCG district 7. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. 3. POSITION 27.925N 082.428W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7109: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7109
This area · spills & pollution incidents
165 within 180 nm since 1978 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
7 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
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