Sunken Pleasure Craft; Off Sanibel Island, FL
Off Sanibel Island, FL | 2014-Mar-03
Initial Notification: On March 3, 2014, the USCG St Petersburg, FL reported that 60 foot pleasure craft (name unknown) had caught fire and sunk off Sanibel Island, FL. The vessel is in 26 feet of water and had 500-700 gallons of diesel onboard. A light sheen around the vessel has been reported. The vessel is about 3 miles south of the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. USCG requested trajectory and fates of a potential diesel spill.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | diesel fuel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 700 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 26° 22.64′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 82° 5.21′ West |