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Hatteras inlet, north carolina
F/V Shauna Louise; Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina · NOAAORR-7122
- issued
- 1996-01-19 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1996-02-02 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1996-02-02 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 35.192, -75.767
- vessel
- F/V SHAUNA LOUISE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Shauna Louise; Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. 1. The 67-foot F/V Shauna Louise was abandoned the morning of January 19, 1996, during extreme storm conditions. At 0830 the vessel was 35?07' N and 075?48' W and drifting at three knots along the shoreline towards 230? true. The winds were 40 knots from the south with 8- to 10-foot seas. The vessel foundered in the afternoon of January 19 approximately 300 yards offshore off Okracoke Island and west of Hatteras Inlet. Debris was seen along the shoreline and in the surf zone. USCG district 5. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 35.192N 075.767W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7122: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7122
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1996-01-19 · closed 1996-02-06
- Hatteras inlet, north carolina this message1996-01-19 → 1996-02-02
- Hatteras, north carolina1996-01-23 → 1996-02-06
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