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Oil spill during barge loading operation, buckeye oil terminal, wilmington, de

NOAAORR-10850

issued
2024-09-12 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2024-09-26 00:00Z
self-cancels
2024-09-26 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.715, -75.515
vessel
BARGE LOADING OPERATION · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Oil Spill during Barge Loading Operation, Buckeye Oil Terminal, Wilmington, DE.
Wilmington, DE, USA.
1. On 12 September 2024 at 7:00am, USCG Sector Delaware Bay notified the NOAA SSC that an estimated 4,000-5,000 gallons of No. 6 oil spilled during a barge loading operation at the Buckeye Terminal, Wilmington, DE. Booming and skimming operations are underway. Unknown amount of product in the Delaware River. CG requested a trajectory
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.715N 075.515W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10850: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10850

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