Virginia beach, virginia

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   NOAAORR-66951989-05-16 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-05-30 00:00Z
   On may 15, 1989, a large storage tank failed at the chesapeake triport terminal facility, spilling an…

   Chesapeake Triport Terminal Corporation; Chesapeake, Virginia.
   Chesapeake, Virginia.
   1. On May 15, 1989, a large storage tank failed at the Chesapeake Triport Terminal facility, spilling an estimated 1,000,000 gallons of urea ammonium nitrate solution into Newton Creek, a tributary of the Elizabeth River. This material is not regulated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and was described by the spiller as a liquid fertilizer. USCG district 5.
   2. COMMODITY: UREA AMMONIUM NITRATE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 36.798N 076.290W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6695: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6695

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   NOAAORR-66991989-06-15 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-06-29 00:00Z
   Virginia beach, virginia

   T/V O.M.I Leader; Virginia Beach, Virginia.
   Virginia Beach, Virginia.
   1. The 632-foot tanker, O.M.I. LEADER, carrying 9,630,000 gallons of number 6 fuel oil, ran aground five miles east of Virginia Beach, Virginia on around 2100, June 14, 1989. The Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Hampton Roads, advised the vessel to take no action, other than soundings, to pull the ship off the bottom until MSO investigators arrived. USCG district 5.
   2. COMMODITY: NUMBER 6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 9630000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 36.856N 075.865W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6699: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6699