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South texas coast

FV Captain Lee Ii; South Texas Coast · NOAAORR-7571

issued
2001-07-20 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2001-08-03 00:00Z
self-cancels
2001-08-03 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
26.809, -94.133
vessel
FV CAPTAIN LEE II
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV Captain Lee II; South Texas coast.
South Texas coast.
1. At approximately 1500 hrs NOAA was notified of a burning fishing vessel off South Texas coast. At 1315 hrs, the vessel was located at 26? 48.527 W Lat. 094? 07.969 N Long. and a drift and burning. The vessel is reported to be a 93' steel hulled boat with 25,000 gallons of diesel aboard. The crew have abandoned ship. MSO Corpus Christi has asked for a trajectory forecast for both the vessel and any spilled diesel. The NOAA SSC notified the Padre Island National Seashore Superintendent and the NOAA DAC Coordinator of the situation. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 25000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 26.809N 094.133W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7571: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7571

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