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Deepwater Horizon -- Florida Commands; Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico | 2010-Apr-20

Initial Notification: Florida commands, Deepwater Horizon response. See "Deepwater Horizon" incident for summary and stats. The Florida Peninsula Incident Command Post (FPIC) was officially established on 02 June 2010. USCG Sectors St Petersberg,Key West, Miami, and Jacksonville are assigned as branches to the FPIC. The ICP relocated from the USCG Seventh District to a leased office space in downtown Miami at 1001 Biscayne Bay Drive (AON building) on 5 June.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Wellhead
Products of concern:Crude oil
Latitude (approximate): 27° 30.92′ North
Longitude (approximate): 81° 30.20′ West