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Hutton; cape lookout, nc

W.W · NOAAORR-8788

issued
2014-07-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-07-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-07-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
34.144, -76.653
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

W.W. Hutton; Cape Lookout, NC.
Cape Lookout, NC.
1. On 15 July 2014 a private individual (fisherman) filed an National Response Center report after observing an oil approximately 48 miles offshore of Cape Lookout, NC. On July 17, 2014, a USCG C-130 aircraft flew over the site and confirmed the presence of a sheen in the same vicinity as that reported by the private individual. Based on the location and the temporal and geographical persistence of the sheens, the oil is likely from a sunken wreck. The USCG contacted the NOAA SSC to review historical information in NOAA databases on the many WWII era wrecks in the area.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 34.144N 076.653W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8788: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8788

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