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Spite hwy, islandia, fl, USA

Waste Oil Drum On Elliott Key, Fl; Spite Hwy, Islandia, Fl, USA · NOAAORR-9479

issued
2017-04-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2017-05-10 00:00Z
self-cancels
2017-05-10 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
25.456, -80.190
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Waste Oil Drum on Elliott Key, FL; Spite Hwy, Islandia, FL, USA.
Spite Hwy, Islandia, FL, USA.
1. On April 26, 2017, the US Coast Guard Sector Miami notified the SSC that an abandoned 55 gallon drum of waste oil washed up on Elliott Key, FL and was observed leaking. The Coast Guard advised that they planned to respond to the drum and remove it tomorrow morning.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: WASTE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 55 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 25.456N 080.190W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9479: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9479

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