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Deck barge MC10; hampton roads, virginia

4 messages · 1994-11-04 to 1995-02-16

status
closed 1995-02-16 00:00Z
opened
1994-11-04 00:00Z
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
36.997, -76.323
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-7056

Timeline · 4 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-70561994-11-04 00:00Z → cancelled 1994-11-18 00:00Z
    Moon engineering minor mystery spill #2; elizabeth river, portsmouth, virginia
    Moon Engineering Minor Mystery Spill #2; Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia.
    Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia.
    1. A mystery spill in the Elizabeth River, the Port of Hampton Roads, was reported to MSO Hampton Roads November 3, 1994. The mystery slick was 150 feet by 10 feet in the area of Moon Engineering, Portsmouth, Virginia. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, pompoms.
    2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL.
    3. POSITION 36.883N 076.342W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7056: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7056
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-70711994-12-16 00:00Z → cancelled 1994-12-30 00:00Z
    Norfolk naval base, norfolk, virginia
    USS Inchon; Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia.
    Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia.
    1. On December 16, 1994, the USS Inchon spilled approximately 20,000 gallons of diesel fuel while refueling at the pier at Naval Base Norfolk. The Navy conducted the cleanup and removed most of the spilled material. The USCG overflights and waterside surveys showed minimal impact. USCG district 5. Keyword: none.
    2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 20000 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 36.945N 076.333W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7071: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7071
  3. 3
    NOAAORR-70781995-01-23 00:00Z → cancelled 1995-02-06 00:00Z
    Craney island minor mystery spill; elizabeth river, portsmouth, virginia
    Craney Island Minor Mystery Spill; Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia.
    Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia.
    1. On January 23, 1995, approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel collected along the southern and eastern shoreline of Craney Island, within the containment boom deployed at the U.S. Navy's Craney Island Fuel Depot. The source of the release was unknown. USCG district 5. Keyword: containment boom, sorbent boom, pompoms.
    2. COMMODITY: #2 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 50 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 36.883N 076.342W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7078: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7078
  4. 4
    NOAAORR-70791995-02-02 00:00Z → cancelled 1995-02-16 00:00Z
    Deck barge MC10; hampton roads, virginia
    Deck Barge MC10; Hampton Roads, Virginia.
    Hampton Roads, Virginia.
    1. On February 2, 1995, the deck barge MC10 sank with the tug ECCO III aboard as cargo one-half mile southwest of Old Point Comfort, just north of the main channel. Neither vessel had fuel onboard. The main channels to Hampton Roads were closed for three and one-half hours until the exact location of the sunken barge could be determined, its status as a hazard to navigation assessed, and the wreck marked with a buoy. USCG district 5. Keyword: none.
    2. COMMODITY: SUNKEN VESSELS.
    3. POSITION 36.997N 076.323W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7079: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7079

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