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I-10 causeway mobile bay rollover; mobile, al

NOAAORR-8793

issued: 2014-07-31 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2014-08-14 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2014-08-14 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 30.678, -87.989
vessel: TANKER ROLLOVER
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

I-10 Causeway Mobile Bay Rollover; Mobile, AL.
Mobile, AL.
1. On 31 July, 2014, the NOAA SSC was notified by USEPA On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) of a tanker rollover and fire on the I-10 entrance ramp along the Causeway in Mobile, AL. The tanker was carrying 2,000 gallons of diesel and 5,700 gallons of gasoline. The majority of the fuel was consumed during the fire, but runoff from the accident did enter Mobile Bay (COTP Zone) through a storm drain. The NOAA SSC has provided fate and effect information on spill to the FOSC
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL AND GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 7700 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 30.678N 087.989W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8793: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8793

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