Spills · oil
F/V lou sinks at 24° 43.4'N by 082° 48.18'W with 1000 gallons of diesel
F/V Lou ; Dry Tortugas · Dry Tortugas · NOAAORR-7914
- issued
- 2008-10-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2008-11-11 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2008-11-11 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 24.723, -82.803
- vessels
- F/V LOU · 2 messagesF/V LOU SINKS
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Lou ; Dry Tortugas. Dry Tortugas. 1. F/V Lou sinks at 24° 43.4'N by 082° 48.18'W with 1000 gallons of diesel. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 24.723N 082.803W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7914: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7914
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