Potential Discharge from 60-foot Sailboat; Cape Canaveral, Florida

CC4M+WJ Cape Canaveral, FL, USA | 2025-Jun-28

Initial Notification: U.S. Coast Guard responded to a 60-ft sailboat that caught fire on 28 JUN 2025 and then sank at approximately 1630 EST. USCG requested NOAA's support for providing a fate analysis for the incident. Total potential for discharge is 200 gallons of No 2 Diesel Fuel. LAT/LONG 28-24.440N 080-33.941W. On scene weather was partly cloudy, 76F, wind 8kts S, sea state less than 1 foot.