Spills
FV jessica se; 50 miles west of sanibel island, fl
NOAAORR-7438
- issued
- 1999-10-13 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1999-10-27 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1999-10-27 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 26.300, -83.100
- vessel
- FV JESSICA SE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
FV JESSICA SE; 50 miles west of Sanibel Island, FL. 50 miles west of Sanibel Island, FL. 1. A 70 ft. capsized shrimp boat, the JESSICA SE, is adrift 50 miles west of Sanibel Island, FL at position 26?18' N and 083?06' W. The vessel is drifting to the NE at 0.7 kts and is stable. The boat contains between 2000 and 4300 gallons of diesel. On-scene weather conditions are winds 15- 20 kts from the E to SE, seas 6-8 ft. and air and sea temperatures of 80?F. The USCG has deemed it unsafe to try and attach a towline, and plans on scuttling the boat. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1500 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 26.300N 083.100W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7438: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7438
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