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F/V Lady Demaries Sinking, Offshore of Galveston; Gulf of Mexico · NOAAORR-9518

issued: 2017-06-22 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2017-07-06 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2017-07-06 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.878, -94.453
vessel: F/V LADY DEMARIES
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Lady Demaries Sinking, Offshore of Galveston; Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf of Mexico.
1. On June 22, 2017, the USCG MSU Texas City notified the NOAA SSC that the F/V Lady Demaries was sinking approximately 30 miles southeast of Galveston, TX. The vessel has 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel and miscellaneous other oil products on board. Fate and transport information provided.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.878N 094.453W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9518: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9518

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