Susan Ann; Norfolk, VA
NOAA initial notification: “At 0900 on the morning of March 1, 2010, VADEQ notified the NOAA SSC that a 75-foot long tugboat, the Susan Ann, with approximately 800-1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board sank in the Elizabeth River across from the Lions Shipyard adjacent to the Campastells Bridge, Norfolk, […]”[1]
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Posted 3 Mar 2010
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“Coast Guard continues to monitor and investigate diesel spill in Norfolk, Va. Posted: 02 Mar 2010 02:39 PM PST NORFOLK, Va. – Coast Guard investigators from Sector Hampton Roads in Portsmouth, Va., are monitoring the response to a diesel spill from a tug boat that capsized in the 6M Dominion Terminal Yard near the Campostella Bridge in Norfolk Monday. The National Response […]” Current outcome is not independently verified by seahazards.[3]
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3 dated source records · 1 Mar 2010 to 3 Mar 2010NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “At 0900 on the morning of March 1, 2010, VADEQ notified the NOAA SSC that a 75-foot long tugboat, the Susan Ann, with approximately 800-1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board sank in the Elizabeth River across from the Lions Shipyard adjacent to the Campastells Bridge, Norfolk, VA. USCG reports that an estimated 1000 gallons of deisel fuel were spilled into the river. Theowner has a contractor on-scene and in process of raising vessel. Booms and sorbant pads have been deployed. No reports of shoreline oiling. USCG and VADEQ to monitor incident.”
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Milestone 1 of 3: 1 Mar 2010. NOAA incident record opened. NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track
NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “At 0900 on the morning of March 1, 2010, VADEQ notified the NOAA SSC that a 75-foot long tugboat, the Susan Ann, with approximately 800-1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board sank in the Elizabeth River across from the Lions Shipyard adjacent to the Campastells Bridge, Norfolk, VA. USCG reports that an estimated 1000 gallons of deisel fuel were spilled into the river. Theowner has a contractor on-scene and in process of raising vessel. Booms and sorbant pads have been deployed. No reports of shoreline oiling. USCG and VADEQ to monitor incident.”
NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track (36.769°, -76.293°)
USCG News Report Update
Source report excerpt: “Coast Guard monitoring diesel spill in Norfolk, Va. Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:15 PM PST NORFOLK, Va. – Coast Guard investigators from Sector Hampton Roads in Portsmouth, Va., are monitoring the response to a diesel spill from a tug boat that capsized in Lyons Shipyard east of Harbor Park in Norfolk Monday. The National Response Center notified Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders at 5:54 a.m. that the tug Susan Anne had capsized while moored at the shipyard, resulting in a spill of up to 1,000 gallons of fuel. Norfolk Fire Department personnel arrived on scene first and deployed absorbent pads to mitigate the spill while waiting for IMS Environmental Services and Coast Guard personnel to arrive. […]”
Update March 3, 2010
Source report excerpt: “Coast Guard continues to monitor and investigate diesel spill in Norfolk, Va. Posted: 02 Mar 2010 02:39 PM PST NORFOLK, Va. – Coast Guard investigators from Sector Hampton Roads in Portsmouth, Va., are monitoring the response to a diesel spill from a tug boat that capsized in the 6M Dominion Terminal Yard near the Campostella Bridge in Norfolk Monday. The National Response Center notified Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders at 5:54 a.m. that the tug Susan Ann had capsized while moored at the facility, resulting in a spill of up to 1,000 gallons of fuel. Norfolk Fire Department personnel arrived on scene first and deployed absorbent pads to mitigate the spill while waiting for Accurate Marine […]”
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Susan Ann; Norfolk, VA. Norfolk, VA. 1. At 0900 on the morning of March 1, 2010, VADEQ notified the NOAA SSC that a 75-foot long tugboat, the Susan Ann, with approximately 800-1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board sank in the Elizabeth River across from the Lions Shipyard adjacent to the Campastells Bridge, Norfolk, VA. USCG reports that an estimated 1000 gallons of deisel fuel were spilled into the river. Theowner has a contractor on-scene and in process of raising vessel. Booms and sorbant pads have been deployed. No reports of shoreline oiling. USCG and VADEQ to monitor incident. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 36.769N 076.293W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8200: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8200Open record and warning history →
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