Spills · oil
On the evening of 14 feb 2018 uscg rescued 4 souls from the sinking fishing vessel "sea star" southwest of…
FV Sea Star; United States · United States · NOAAORR-9670
- issued
- 2018-02-14 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-02-28 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-02-28 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.161, -70.925
- vessel
- FV SEA STAR
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
FV Sea Star; United States. United States. 1. On the evening of 14 Feb 2018 USCG rescued 4 souls from the sinking fishing vessel "Sea Star" southwest of Martha's Vineyard. The vessel sank with approximately 500-1000 gallons on board and a capacity of 3000 gallons. Sector SENE contacted the NOAA SSC at 2115 EST for oil fate information and consultation. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 41.161N 070.925W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9670: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9670
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- Woods hole, mystery spill; 16 albatross st, woods hole, ma 02543, USA2018-01-23 → 2018-02-06
- On the evening of 14 feb 2018 uscg rescued 4 souls from the sinking fishing vessel "sea star" southwest of… this message2018-02-14 → 2018-02-28
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