Sunken Tug; Off Alabama Coast
Off Alabama Coast | 2008-Apr-04
Initial Notification: USCG Sector Mobile contacted the NOAA SSC at 0900 on April 4, 2008 regarding a sunken tug off the Alabama coast. They state that the sunken vessel has 5000 gallons of marine diesel aboard and are unsure of leakage at this time. They are requesting weather and trajectory support.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | marine diesel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 5000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 3.20′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 86° 41.50′ West |