Spills · oil
Key west, fl
M/V Nememcha Fuel Oil Spill; Key West, Fl · NOAAORR-9007
- issued
- 1985-01-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-02-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-02-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 24.323, -82.115
- vessels
- M/V NEMEMCHAM/V NEMEMCHA FUEL OIL SPILL
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V Nememcha fuel oil spill; Key West, FL. Key West, FL. 1. About 30 tons of heavy fuel oil was spilled from M/V Nememcha approx 18 miles SSW of Key West, FL. The slick is reported to be about 20 miles long and 200 yards wide. At 0730 its position was reported and moving towards Key West. Morning winds were at 9-10 knots SSW but a front was expected to move in between 0900 and 1500 pst that would shift winds to NW 10-15 kts. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 24.323N 082.115W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9007: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9007
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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