TANKER Truck Accident

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   Spills·NOAAORR-79602009-01-26 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-02-09 00:00Z
   Vadeq notified the noaa ssc about a tanker truck accident on rt
   Tanker Truck Fuel Spill; Leesburg, Va · Leesburg, Va · North Atlantic Ocean

   Tanker Truck Fuel Spill; Leesburg, VA.
   Leesburg, VA.
   1. VADEQ notified the NOAA SSC about a tanker truck accident on Rt. 267 within the Dulles Greenway, 5 miles east of Leesburg, Loudon County, VA. An estimated 5,000 gallons of deisel fuel spilled into a nearby storm water drain and then into a nearby creek. The spill occurred in remote area and the surrounding are is heavily wooded making access to the spill site difficult. VADEQ is on-scene and overseeing response activities. A vac truck is on-scene and is stationed just south of the spill site attempting to recover the fuel. According to on-scene VADEQ personnel, there is a section of stream below where the spill took place but above where the vac truck is located with a relatively heavy concentration of floating deisel fuel. SSC made recommendations to initiate flushing above the spill site in order to expedite movement of product downstream to area where vac truck is working. SSC also [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 39.116N 077.565W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7960: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7960

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   Spills·NOAAORR-102382021-02-23 00:00Z → cancelled 2021-03-09 00:00Z
   Vegetable oil release, caret, va; 15613 george washington memorial hwy, saluda, va 23149, USA
   North Atlantic Ocean

   Vegetable Oil Release, Caret, VA; 15613 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Saluda, VA 23149, USA.
   15613 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Saluda, VA 23149, USA.
   1. On February 23, 2021, the NOAA SSC was notified by the Virginia DEQ about a tanker truck accident on Rt 17 in Essex County, VA. that spilled 6500-7000 gallons of waste vegetable oil into Lewis Creek, which is a tributary to the Rappahannock River. VADEQ requested scientific support.
   2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: VEGETABLE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 7000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 37.980N 076.960W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10238: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10238

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   Spills·NOAAORR-110342025-07-18 00:00Z → cancelled 2025-08-01 00:00Z
   Tanker truck accident and fuel spill into indian creek; highway 101 at milepost 298.2, washington
   The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia

   Tanker Truck Accident and Fuel Spill into Indian Creek; Highway 101 at Milepost 298.2, Washington.
   Elwha, Washington.
   1. Initial Report: The NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) was notified by Washington Department of Ecology (WAECY) that a dual-trailer tanker truck went off road between milepost 238 and 237 of Hwy 101 and into Indian Creek. One trailer is carrying a potential of 3900 gallons of diesel and the other a potential of 6000 gallons of gasoline. The driver has been taken to the hospital. WAECY is enroute. The trucking company is hiring a response cleanup contractor, ETA unknown. Washington State Patrol is on-scene and is reporting the truck is currently leaking oil into the river. It is unknown if this is coming from either of the two trailers or the saddle tanks. National Marine Fisheries Service has been notified.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE AND DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 9900 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 48.064N 123.601W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11034: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11034