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Port canaveral, fl

Pleasure Craft Fire & Spill; Port Canaveral, Fl · NOAAORR-8237

issued
2010-07-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2010-08-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
2010-08-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
28.410, -80.629
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pleasure Craft Fire & Spill; Port Canaveral, FL.
Port Canaveral, FL.
1. At approximately 2340hrs local time on 18 July 2010, a pleasure craft caught fire, drifted and beached on the north side channel of Port Canaveral Harbor, FL. 300 gal of gasoline are estimated to have been released. Location is 28deg 24'35"N / 080deg 37'46"W. Vessel is currently a hazard to navigation. USCG has requested trajectory and fate estimates.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.410N 080.629W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8237: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8237

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  1. Port canaveral, fl this message2010-07-18 → 2010-08-01
  2. Rockledge dr, indian river florida2010-07-29 → 2010-08-12

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