Spills · oil
F/V michelle dawn; 1.5 miles ssw mexico beach, fl
NOAAORR-9297
- issued
- 2016-06-14 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-06-28 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2016-06-28 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.929, -85.436
- vessel
- F/V MICHELLE DAWN
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Michelle Dawn; 1.5 miles SSW Mexico Beach, FL. 1.5 miles SSW Mexico Beach, FL. 1. On June 14, 2016, the NOAA SSC was notified by the USCG in Panama City, Florida regarding a 50 ft commercial fishing vessel that reportedly sank off Mexico Beach on evening of 13 JUN 2016 with approx. 200 gallons of marine diesel on board. No one on board the vessel. MSD is working on fuel removal plan with OSRO. No report of sheen. Vessel is overturned. MSD is requesting trajectory analysis. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: MARINE DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.929N 085.436W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9297: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9297
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2016-05-17 · closed 2016-06-28
- Advs msd panama city 2016; apalachicola, fl2016-05-17 → 2016-05-31
- F/V michelle dawn; 1.5 miles ssw mexico beach, fl this message2016-06-14 → 2016-06-28
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