Spills · oil
F-35 crash beaufort sc; sheldon, sc, USA
NOAAORR-9800
- issued
- 2018-09-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-10-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-10-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 32.520, -80.809
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F-35 Crash Beaufort SC; Sheldon, SC, USA. Sheldon, SC, USA. 1. On September 28, 2018, the USCG D7 reported a military F-35 crashed 1 mile west of the Marine air station in Beaufort SC off Little Barnwell Island. The aircraft had 1950 gallons of jet A fuel onboard and was in the water and on fire. NOAA has been requested to provide information pertaining to resources at risk at the crash location. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 32.520N 080.809W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9800: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9800
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