F/V Caressa Mae Ocracoke Inlet, NC; 3XFH+5M Ocracoke, NC, USA
3XFH+5M Ocracoke, NC, USA | 2021-Oct-21
Initial Notification: At 3:45 pm on 21 October 2021, USCG Sector North Carolina notified the NOAA SSC that the F/V Caressa Mae, an 88 ft steel hull vessel with 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board lost power and went aground in Ocrakoke Inlet. USCG has requested a trajectory.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Diesel Fuel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 2,000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 35° 4.38′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 76° 1.25′ West |