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Panama city, fl

Watson Bayou Heavy Fuel Oil Spill; Panama City, Fl · NOAAORR-8169

issued: 2010-01-03 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2010-01-17 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2010-01-17 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 30.145, -85.623
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Watson Bayou Heavy Fuel Oil Spill; Panama City, FL.
Panama City, FL.
1. On 3 January 2010, a #6 fuel oil spill was reported near Watson Bayou in Panama City, Florida. Little information is known at present, but the cause of the release was a gauge failure in a transfer line. Most of the oil is contained on-site, but some oil escaped as an aerosol into Watson Bayou. The regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator is following up with the local USCG pollution investigators.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL.
3. POSITION 30.145N 085.623W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8169: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8169

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