Spills · oil
Navy jet collision off charleston, sc; 10mi east of bull's bay sc
NOAAORR-8128
- issued
- 2009-10-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-10-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-10-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 32.830, -79.337
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Navy Jet Collision off Charleston, SC; 10mi east of Bull's Bay SC. 10mi east of Bull's Bay SC. 1. At approximately 2210h Eastern, the Hazmat Duty Officer was notified of the air collision of two Navy jets in the Atlantic off Charleston, SC. A fuel/oil sheen was observed at the site at 2029L, EDT, approximatly 10-12 mi. east of Bull's Bay. Aircraft had approximately 20,000 lb of JP-6 fuel on board at the time of the incident, shortly after takeoff. Collision is reported to have occured at 1500 ft altitude. A verbal fate and trajectory of the JP-6 was requested and provided to Sector Charleston, to determine if sensitive shoreline habitats might be exposed. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NAVY JET FUEL - JP-6. 3. POSITION 32.830N 079.337W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8128: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8128
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- Navy jet collision off charleston, sc; 10mi east of bull's bay sc this message2009-10-15 → 2009-10-29
- Charleston harbor, sc2009-10-20 → 2009-11-03
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