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Turtle Stranding; North Carolina Outer Banks · NOAAORR-7487

issued
2000-04-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2000-04-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
2000-04-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
35.328, -75.505
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Turtle Stranding; North Carolina Outer Banks.
North Carolina Outer Banks.
1. On April 13th and 14th over 60 turtles were reported to be stranded along the barrier beaches of North Carolina. In fact, by May 2000, over 200 turtles washed ashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The causes of this unusual event were not known. USCG district 5. Keyword: turtle, stranding.
2. COMMODITY: TURTLES.
3. POSITION 35.328N 075.505W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7487: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7487

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