Spills · grounding
Key west, fl
F/V Santa Lucia; Key West, Fl · NOAAORR-7943
- issued
- 2008-12-12 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2008-12-26 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2008-12-26 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 24.625, -81.830
- vessel
- F/V SANTA LUCIA
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Santa Lucia; Key West, FL. Key West, FL. 1. USCG Sector Key West called at approximately 1700 EST on 12/12/08 to report the F/V Santa Lucia, a 68.5 foot shrimper had grounded at 24-37.5N; 081-49.8W. This location is about 4 miles north of Malory Square, Key West. The closest point of land is Fleming Key at 2 miles. The vessel is a wooden ship with fiberglass reenforcement and has 500 gallons of diesel on board. Currently it is high and dry in one foot of water with a crack in the hull. No pollution has been observed. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 24.625N 081.830W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7943: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7943
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