FV Beau Vin; Wrightsville Beach, NC
Wrightsville Beach, NC | 2009-Feb-09
Initial Notification: On 2/8/09 at 1500 hours, USCG Sector North Carolina notified the NOAA SSC about a commercial fishing vessel, the FV Beau Vin, that was on fire and adrift at a location 6 miles east of Wrightsville Beach, NC. USCG rescued one individual from the vessel. Vessel is carrying 700 gallons of diesel fuel. No reports of pollution. USCG requested trajectory, weather, tides from NOAA. As of 2/9/09 1400 hours a USCG aircraft made two search patterns looking for the vessel. It was not found. No sheen was located. USCG plans to document as a sinking with 700 gal oil onboard.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Oil |
Latitude (approximate): | 33° 53.08′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 77° 50.98′ West |