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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

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Timeline · 4 messages since 1998-12-15 · closed 1999-01-06

  1. Tb ctco 2601; tampa bay, fl1998-12-15 → 1998-12-29
  2. T/b ctco 2601; tampa bay, florida1998-12-15 → 1998-12-29
  3. Tampa bay, fl this message1998-12-23 → 1999-01-06
  4. Tampa bay, florida1998-12-23 → 1999-01-06

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