Spills · oil
Dry tortugas, gulf of mexico, fl
Barge Adrift; Dry Tortugas, Gulf of Mexico, Fl · NOAAORR-9066
- issued
- 1985-08-30 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-09-13 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-09-13 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 24.836, -83.083
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barge Adrift; Dry Tortugas, Gulf of Mexico, FL. Dry Tortugas, Gulf of Mexico, FL. 1. Barge Adrift 20 miles NNW of Dry Tortugas . WInd is only 4 knots. Want to Know Where is Cureent Goinf to Take Barge, If Anywhere 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 24.836N 083.083W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9066: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9066
This area · spills & pollution incidents
138 within 180 nm since 1985 · 3 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- 3601 nw s river dr, miami, fl 33142, USA2025-03-07
- Satellite imagery detects suspected oil spill; se gulf of mexico, nw of key west, fl2023-10-24
- Petersburg, fl, USA2023-09-01
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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