Spills · oil
At 4:30pm on 14 october, 2021,, uscg sector delaware bay notified the noaa ssc about an area where globules…
Mystery Spill Off of Cape Helopen · Offshore, Delaware · NOAAORR-10368
- issued
- 2021-10-14 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-10-28 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-10-28 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 38.687, -74.421
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Spill off of Cape Helopen. Offshore, Delaware. 1. At 4:30pm on 14 October, 2021,, USCG Sector Delaware Bay notified the NOAA SSC about an area where globules of black oil were discovered approximately 30 miles east of Cape Henlopen, Delaware. A vessel transitting the area reported an unknown amount of black oil in the water. USCG requested a spill trajectory. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 38.687N 074.421W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10368: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10368
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