Spills · oil
Steamboat creek, norfolk, virginia; 401 warner cir, norfolk, va 23509, USA
NOAAORR-10287
- issued
- 2021-05-25 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-06-08 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-06-08 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.890, -76.290
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Steamboat Creek, Norfolk, Virginia; 401 Warner Cir, Norfolk, VA 23509, USA. Norfolk VA. 1. At 9:00 pm on 25 May 2021, USCG Sector Virginia notified the NOAA SSC about an unknown amount of oil being found in Steamboat Creek, Norfolk, Virginia. A potential RP has been identified. Volume spilled and cause are being investigated. USCG requested recommendations on response actions, clean-up endpoints and potential resources at risk. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 36.890N 076.290W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10287: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10287
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2021-04-27 · closed 2021-06-15
- MV tirranna vessel grounding, cape charles, virginia; northampton county, va, USA2021-04-27 → 2021-05-11
- Steamboat creek, norfolk, virginia; 401 warner cir, norfolk, va 23509, USA this message2021-05-25 → 2021-06-08
- Northhampton, va oil incident; 1 monroe ave, cape charles, va 23310, USA2021-06-01 → 2021-06-15
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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