USS Wasp

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• Spills · 4 messages1994-07-19 → 1994-11-16Newport river, morehead city, north carolina

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-7029. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-70291994-07-19 00:00Z → cancelled 1994-08-02 00:00Z
   Onslow bay, shackleford banks, north carolina
   USS Wasp; Onslow Bay, Shackleford Banks, North Carolina · North Atlantic Ocean

   USS Wasp; Onslow Bay, Shackleford Banks, North Carolina.
   Onslow Bay, Shackleford Banks, North Carolina.
   1. On July 19, 1994, MSO Wilmington received a report of a 200- to 2,000-gallon JP-5 discharge from the USS Wasp in Onslow Bay, Shackleford Banks, North Carolina. The sheen was one-quarter mile wide by one-half mile long. The discharge came from a well deck but it had been stopped. The Commanding Officer of the Wasp took the vessel more than 50 miles off shore where the 1,000 gallons of oil and water remaining on deck were washed overboard. USCG district 5. Keyword: none.
   2. COMMODITY: JP-5. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 34.633N 076.650W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7029: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7029