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Off key west, fl

Lost Containers; Off Key West, Fl · NOAAORR-8187

issued: 2010-01-26 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2010-02-09 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2010-02-09 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 24.113, -81.663
vessel: M/V INTREPID · 7 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

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Lost containers; Off Key West, FL.
Off Key West, FL.
1. Containers with unknown contents were lost overboard a vessel, the M/V Intrepid, south of Key West FL 25 Jan 2010. USCG has observed several of the containers and has been tracking their movement. NOAA conducted a trajectory analysis to determine if reefs or shorelines were at risk.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN.
3. POSITION 24.113N 081.663W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8187: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8187

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