Spills · mystery_substance
Mystery slick; 30 mi ene of miami, fl
NOAAORR-8896
- issued
- 2015-03-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-04-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-04-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 26.012, -79.618
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Slick; 30 mi ENE of Miami, FL. 30 mi ENE of Miami, FL. 1. USCG Sector Miami contacted the NOAA for trajectory support information based on two separate dark anomalies reported by NESDIS Marine Pollution Surveillance Report on Mar. 21. The anomalies were identified trailing moving vessels in a satellite image from March 20th off the southeast coast of FL. Both anomalies are narrow, elongated, and suspected to be oil based on satellite characteristics including varying widths within relatively strong 20 kt surface wind environment. The dimensions of the northern anomaly is 7.4 miles long by 0.2 miles at its widest. The southern anomaly is 4.6 miles long by 0.1 miles at its widest. 2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE. 3. POSITION 26.012N 079.618W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8896: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8896
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