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Marthas vineyard, ma

Running Free; Marthas Vineyard, Ma · NOAAORR-8629

issued
2013-07-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2013-07-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
2013-07-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.330, -70.483
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Running Free; Marthas Vineyard, MA.
Marthas Vineyard, MA.
1. On 10 July, 2013, USCG Sector SE New England contacted the NOAA SSC regarding the 36' sailing boat "Running Free" that grounded on Marthas Vineyard, MA after being abandoned at sea in early May off Bermuda. While the vessel was not a pollution hazard, it grounded near an active colony of nesting roseate terns (state & federally endangered species).
2. THREAT: OTHER. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 41.330N 070.483W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8629: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8629

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  1. Marthas vineyard, ma this message2013-07-10 → 2013-07-24
  2. Woods hole, ma2013-07-29 → 2013-08-12
  3. Buzzards bay, ma2013-08-14 → 2013-08-28

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