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On march 7, 2016, the 36 foot fishing vessel ruby d sank about 45 miles off ft meyers florida

F/V Ruby D; Ft Meyers · Fl (offshore) · Ft Meyers · Fl (offshore) · NOAAORR-9244

issued
2016-03-07 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-03-21 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-03-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
26.450, -83.040
vessel
F/V RUBY D
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Ruby D; Ft Meyers. FL (offshore).
Ft Meyers. FL (offshore).
1. On March 7, 2016, the 36 foot fishing vessel Ruby D sank about 45 miles off Ft Meyers Florida. The vessel had a total diesel fuel capacity of 350 gallons but was reportedly carrying 200 gallons at the time of the incident. The USCG rescued all personnel from the vessel and there were no casualties.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 26.450N 083.040W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9244: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9244

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