Spills · oil
Above-ground storage tank releases used cooking oil at norfolk oil transit, norfolk, va
NOAAORR-10495
- issued
- 2022-07-19 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2022-08-02 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2022-08-02 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.868, -76.316
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Above-ground Storage Tank Releases Used Cooking Oil at Norfolk Oil Transit, Norfolk, VA. VM9M+4H Norfolk, VA, USA. 1. On July 19, 2022, the USCG Sector Virginia notified the NOAA SSC that an above-ground storage tank released approximately 6,000k of used cooking oil onto the ground via a crack at the bottom of the tank. An estimated 5 gallons made its way into the Elizabeth River via a storm drain. An estimated 560k gallons remain in the tank. Sector Virginia stated that the secondary containment failed. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: USED COOKING OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 28000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 36.868N 076.316W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10495: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10495
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