Spills · oil
Cape adare, antarctica
F/V Nisshin Maru; Cape Adare, Antarctica · NOAAORR-7608
- issued
- 2007-02-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2007-03-02 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2007-03-02 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Southern Ocean
- position
- -73.330, 176.300
- vessel
- F/V NISSHIN MARU
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Nisshin Maru; Cape Adare, Antarctica. Cape Adare, Antarctica. 1. At 0500 PST on 16 February 2007, NOAA was notified of a fire on a whaling vessel approximately 110 miles off Cape Adare (Adair). The vessel is not under it's own power and the stability of the vessel was unknown at the time of the notification. The vessel is carrying approximately 351,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HEAVY OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 351000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 73.330S 176.300E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7608: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7608
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