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At 10:00am on 12 may 2021, uscg sector delaware bay notified the noaa ssc of a diesel fuel spill from a…

MV Brazos Oil Spill, Maurice River; Millville, Nj · Millville, Nj · NOAAORR-10278

issued
2021-05-12 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2021-05-26 00:00Z
self-cancels
2021-05-26 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.305, -74.987
vessel
MV BRAZOS OIL SPILL
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

MV BRAZOS oil spill, Maurice River; Millville, NJ.
Millville, NJ.
1. At 10:00am on 12 May 2021, USCG Sector Delaware Bay notified the NOAA SSC of a diesel fuel spill from a offshore supply vessel that took place in the Maurice River, NJ, (near Cape May, NJ). USCG requested trajectory for a 2,000 gallon diesel fuel spill.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.305N 074.987W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10278: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10278

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