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Port aransas, texas

Sperm Whale Grounding; Port Aransas, Texas · NOAAORR-7832

issued: 2008-06-10 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2008-06-24 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2008-06-24 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 27.810, -97.070
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sperm Whale Grounding; Port Aransas, Texas.
Port Aransas, Texas.
1. At 5:26 PM (local time) on 10 June 2008, the USCG notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) of a grounded sperm whale near Port Aransas, Texas. At that time, the whale was reported alive and the USCG was seeking guidance.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: ENDANGERED SPERM WHALE. TAGS: MARINE MAMMAL.
3. POSITION 27.810N 097.070W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7832: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7832

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Port aransas, texas this message2008-06-10 → 2008-06-24
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