BARGE PIT

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6994. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-69941994-03-05 00:00Z → cancelled 1994-03-19 00:00Z
   Fuel truck; chesterfield, virginia
   Oil Transport Inc · North Atlantic Ocean

   Oil Transport Inc. Fuel Truck; Chesterfield, Virginia.
   Chesterfield, Virginia.
   1. Vandals reportedly opened a valve on a 7,500 gallon fuel truck parked in the Oil Transport Inc. lot during the early morning hours of March 5, 1994. Approximately 7,000 gallons were released into a drainage ditch leading to a lagoon called the "Barge Pit" that leads to the James River. The USCG MSO Hampton Roads and Chesterfield Emergency Services established an on-scene command post with the State Department of Emergency Services, the local fire department, and IMS. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent, hot water/steam flushing.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 7000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 37.367N 077.358W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6994: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6994