Spills · grounding
Wwii seaplane N85U; flora-bama, perdido key, fl
NOAAORR-8955
- issued
- 2015-06-30 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-07-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-07-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.280, -87.518
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
WWII Seaplane N85U; Flora-Bama, Perdido Key, FL. Flora-Bama, Perdido Key, FL. 1. On June 30, 2015, the USCG Sector Mobile contacted the NOAA SSC regarding a WWII era seaplane which has run aground on the sandbar about 50 feet from shore on Perdido Key, FL. The seaplane is believed to be carrying 400 gallons of aviation gas (avgas). No discharge has been reported. The seaplane was involved in a movie being filmed locally and experienced mechanical problems forcing it to land. Upon landing, the seaplane began to take on water and was intentionally run aground onto the sandbar. USCG is requesting a worst case discharge analysis. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: AVIATION FUEL AVGAS. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 400 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 30.280N 087.518W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8955: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8955
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