M/V Firat; Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 1994-Nov-15

Initial Notification: On November 15, 1994, the USCG received notification of a grounded 506-foot Turkish freighter off Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The vessel had been blown off its anchorage by high winds and seas associated with Tropical Storm Gordon and ran aground 88 yards off the beach, one mile north of the Port Everglades entrance. The ship was carrying more than 44,000 gallons of diesel fuel, 170,000 gallons of IFO, and a cargo of 2,600 tons of steel. USCG district 7. Keyword: potential spill.