Spills · oil
Cape canaveral #6 spill; cape canaveral port
NOAAORR-8278
- issued
- 2010-12-29 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2011-01-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2011-01-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 28.413, -80.613
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Cape Canaveral #6 spill; Cape Canaveral Port. Cape Canaveral Port. 1. USCG called for a trajectory for a 10bbl (500 gal) spill of #6 fuel oil at 28° 24' 46"N by 080° 36' 46"W. This is at a dock just north of the city of Cape Canaveral. 2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 28.413N 080.613W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8278: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8278
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