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The shrimping vessel, F/V bigg cobb was pushed into the water next to a dock last night during a fire with…
F/V Big Cobb; Darien, Georgia · Darien, Georgia · NOAAORR-8221
- issued
- 2010-04-21 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2010-05-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2010-05-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 31.366, -81.433
- vessels
- F/V BIG COBBF/V BIGG COBB
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Big Cobb; Darien, Georgia. Darien, Georgia. 1. The shrimping vessel, F/V Bigg Cobb was pushed into the water next to a dock last night during a fire with 70 gallons of diesel onboard. USCG reports no release at this time of report but state that a release could occur during planned salvage operations. The location is about 50 miles south of Savannah near I-95 at position 31-21.965N; 081-26.013W. The NOAA SSC provided oil fate information for the worst case release and discussed response strategies to minimize impacts and maximize recovery potential. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 70 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 31.366N 081.433W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8221: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8221
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