T/v presidente rivera; delaware river, south of marcus hook, pennsylvania

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   NOAAORR-66981989-06-15 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-06-29 00:00Z
   On june 15, 1989, the U.S

   Leaking Freight Container; Chester, Pennsylvania.
   Chester, Pennsylvania.
   1. On June 15, 1989, the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port of Philadelphia was notified that a shipping freight container had leaked about ten gallons of 2-methoxy acetic acid onto a dock in Chester. USCG district 1.
   2. COMMODITY: 2-METHOXY ACETIC ACID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 39.848N 075.353W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6698: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6698

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   NOAAORR-67001989-06-16 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-06-30 00:00Z
   At 0300 on june 16, 1989, general chemical company in claymont, delaware, accidentally released…

   General Chemical Company; Claymont, Delaware.
   Claymont, Delaware.
   1. At 0300 on June 16, 1989, General Chemical Company in Claymont, Delaware, accidentally released approximately 30,000 pounds of sulfuric acid into the Delaware River. The accident was caused when a cooling processor sprang a leak into a sewer system connected to the river. USCG district 5.
   2. COMMODITY: SULFURIC ACID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 30000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 39.788N 075.491W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6700: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6700

3. 3
   NOAAORR-51211989-06-24 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-07-08 00:00Z
   T/v presidente rivera; delaware river, south of marcus hook, pennsylvaniaoil

   T/V PRESIDENTE RIVERA; Delaware River, South of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
   Delaware River, South of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
   1. On June 24, 1989 at approximately 0500, the Uruguayan motor vessel Presidente Rivera ran hard aground in the Delaware River near Claymont, Delaware, south of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. The grounding damaged four of the vessel's cargo tanks, resulting in the release of approximately 7310 barrels of No. 6 Oil into the river. The weather at the time was cloudy with occasional thunderstorms, variable light winds, 71?F, and 2-3 miles visibility. The owners of the vessel assumed responsibility and hired a contractor to deploy booms around the ship. Another company was hired as prime contractor for the entire cleanup operation. Cleanup operations began immediately. By mid-morning of the first day, the vessel had been boomed and lightering operations had commenced. A Multi Agency Local Response Team (MALRT) meeting was held at noon on the first day at the Marine Safety Office (MSO) [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NO. 6 OIL (HEAVY INDUSTRIAL GRADE). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 307000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 39.750N 075.450W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 5121: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/5121