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Tampa bay, florida
F/V Captain Justin; Tampa Bay, Florida · NOAAORR-7364
- issued
- 1998-12-23 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1999-01-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1999-01-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.575, -82.754
- vessel
- F/V CAPTAIN JUSTIN · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Captain Justin; Tampa Bay, Florida. Tampa Bay, Florida. 1. The F/V Captain Justin sank 1000 yards east of Egmont Key in Tampa Bay on the morning of December 23, 1998. Onboard were 6000 gallons of diesel fuel. Shortly after the vessel sank, a 3-mile sheen extending from the vessel's location seaward was reported On December 24 the vessel was submerged in 20 feet of water near Egmont Key. A preliminary salvage plan was submitted to the Unified Command. According to this plan, the Captain Justin was to be refloated on December 25. The Unified Command worked with the vessel's owner and salvor to complete formal salvage plans before salvage operations began. MSO investigators continued to investigate the cause of the incident. USCG district 7. Keyword: salvage. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 27.575N 082.754W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7364: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7364
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 4 messages since 1998-12-15 · closed 1999-01-06
- Tb ctco 2601; tampa bay, fl1998-12-15 → 1998-12-29
- T/b ctco 2601; tampa bay, florida1998-12-15 → 1998-12-29
- Tampa bay, fl1998-12-23 → 1999-01-06
- Tampa bay, florida this message1998-12-23 → 1999-01-06
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