Spills · oil
Gomex south of pensacola, fl
M/V Ocean Crescent ; Gomex South of Pensacola, Fl · NOAAORR-8490
- issued
- 2012-08-03 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2012-08-17 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2012-08-17 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.123, -87.153
- vessel
- M/V OCEAN CRESCENT
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V Ocean Crescent ; GOMEX south of Pensacola, FL. GOMEX south of Pensacola, FL. 1. At 2353 PDT USCG Sector Mobile, AL contacted the NOAA ERD duty officer to request a trajectory for an oil spill. The master of the M/V Ocean Crescent reported to the CG (at 2300PDT) spilling 7.3 cubic meters of IFO-380 as a result of a fuel transfer error. Spill location given as N29deg 07' 24" and W87deg 09' 12", which is in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 70 mi south of Pensacola, FL. A trajectory is being prepared. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: IFO 380. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1928 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.123N 087.153W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8490: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8490
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