Spills · other
Shuttle explosion of 1/27/86; cape canaveral, fl
NOAAORR-9108
- issued
- 1986-01-31 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1986-02-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1986-02-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 28.395, -80.560
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Shuttle explosion of 1/27/86; Cape Canaveral, FL. Cape Canaveral, FL. 1. We were given radar reading from where the initial fall out from the shuttle explosion of 1/27/86 were. We were asked whether based on these and other info we had about the area, we could contribute any info 2. THREAT: OTHER. 3. POSITION 28.395N 080.560W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9108: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9108
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