Spills · other
Downe, nj, USA
Barge On Fire After Lightning Strike, Delaware Bay, Nj · NOAAORR-10463
- issued
- 2022-05-23 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2022-06-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2022-06-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 39.130, -75.180
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barge on Fire after Lightning Strike, Delaware Bay, NJ. Downe, NJ, USA. 1. On 23 May 2022, USCG Sector Delaware Bay notified the NOAA SSC that a barge loaded with scrap metal was on fire as a result of getting struck by lightning during a storm event on Sunday evening, 22 May 2022. Marine fire fighting teams are on-scene. USCG Sector Delaware Bay has requested technical and scientific support from SSC. 2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: RECYCLED METAL. 3. POSITION 39.130N 075.180W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10463: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10463
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