M/V Saudi Diriyah

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• Spills · 6 messages1993-10-13 → 1993-12-16Hampton roads, va

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6971. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-69711993-12-01 00:00Z → cancelled 1993-12-15 00:00Z
   Elizabeth river, norfolk, virginia
   C/v Saudi Diriyah; Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia · North Atlantic Ocean

   C/V Saudi Diriyah; Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia.
   Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia.
   1. At 2335 on December 1, 1993, USCG MSO Hampton Roads received a call from the tug Harriet Morgan, reporting that while attempting to move the M/V Saudi Diriyah, she put a gash in the port side of the vessel tied up at Lamberts Point Dock. The tug reported that heavy black oil was coming out of the hole. The ruptured tank had a potential capacity of 42,000 gallons of #4 oil. By 0127 December 2 MSO monitors reported that oil was no longer coming from the vessel. The vessel was boomed off by 0315. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent pompoms.
   2. COMMODITY: #4 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 36.883N 076.333W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6971: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6971