Spills
Tampa bay, fl
FV Captain Justin; Tampa Bay, Fl · NOAAORR-7365
- 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
- FV CAPTAIN JUSTIN · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
FV CAPTAIN JUSTIN; Tampa Bay, FL. Tampa Bay, FL. 1. On December 23, 1998 a ship went aground in the Southwest channel, on the south side of Edgmont Key. The accident occurred at about between 0730 EST. By the end of the ebb tide at about 11:00 EST, a diesel slick extending out about 3 miles to the west-southwest was reported. The vessel contained a total of 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel. USCG district 7. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 27.575N 082.754W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7365: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7365
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- 3601 nw s river dr, miami, fl 33142, USA2025-03-07
- South florida tarball reports, feb 23, 2025; jupiter, florida2025-02-23
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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, fl this message1998-12-23 → 1999-01-06
- Tampa bay, florida1998-12-23 → 1999-01-06
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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