Spills · oil
Charleston harbor, sc
Mystery Spill; Charleston Harbor, Sc · NOAAORR-8130
- issued
- 2009-10-20 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-11-03 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-11-03 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 32.750, -79.883
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery spill; Charleston Harbor, SC. Charleston Harbor, SC. 1. A mystery spill of an estimated 100 gallons of Bunker C fuel oil has been reported in Charleston Harbor, SC. Location is 32deg 45min N, 079deg 53min W. At approximately 1700EST on 20 Oct, 2009, USCG Sector Charleston contacted NOAA-ERD to request oil fate and trajectory information. Source is unknown and under investigation. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: BUNKER C. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 32.750N 079.883W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8130: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8130
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Sheen from sunken fishing vessel in five fathom creek, mcclellan, sc2023-06-09
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2009-10-15 · closed 2009-11-03
- Navy jet collision off charleston, sc; 10mi east of bull's bay sc2009-10-15 → 2009-10-29
- Charleston harbor, sc this message2009-10-20 → 2009-11-03
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