Christiana river, delaware

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   NOAAORR-66561989-01-26 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-02-09 00:00Z
   At 2225 cotp was notified by tug texaco tampa that the pier at delaware terminal collapsed while the tug and…oil

   CHRISTINA RIVER SPILL; Wilmington, Delaware.
   Wilmington, Delaware.
   1. AT 2225 COTP WAS NOTIFIED BY TUG TEXACO TAMPA THAT THE PIER AT DELAWARE TERMINAL COLLAPSED WHILE THE TUG AND BARGE TEXACO 809 WERE GETTING UNDERWAY. TOLUENE, #6 OIL, #2 OIL, AND MARINE DIESEL ARE SPILLING FROM PIPELINES AS FOLLOWS: PRODUCT SIZE CAPACITY TOLUENE 12" LINE 31,000 GALLONS MARINE DIESEL 10" LINE 640 BARRELS #6 OIL 30" LINE 5500 BARRELS MARINE DIESEL 4" LINE 90 BARRELS #2 OIL 12" LINE 31,000 GALLONS
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: TOLUENE, #6 OIL, #2 OIL, AND MARINE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 39.717N 075.514W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6656: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6656

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   NOAAORR-66571989-01-26 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-02-09 00:00Z
   Christiana river, delaware

   Port of Wilmington; Christiana River, Delaware.
   Christiana River, Delaware.
   1. On January 25, 1989, a tug and barge collided with a dock at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, on the Christiana River, causing the dock and pipeline to collapse. The pipeline was believed to contain up to 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel, number 6 oil, toluene, xylene, and raffanite. USCG district 5.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL, NUMBER 6 OIL, TOLUENE, XYLENE, RAFFANITE..
   3. POSITION 39.730N 075.561W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6657: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6657