Spills · marine_debris

Newark, md, USA

Medical Waste: Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware Shorelines · NOAAORR-10852

issued
2024-09-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2024-09-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
2024-09-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
38.196, -75.159
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Medical Waste: Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware Shorelines.
Newark, MD, USA.
1. On 16 September 2024, the State of Maryland notified the NOAA SSC about medical wastes coming ashore on Maryland's beaches. Also received USCG reports about medical wastes coming ashore along the northern beaches of Virgina, specifically the Assateague/Chincoteague area. Maryland OSC requested a hindcast.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: MARINE DEBRIS. TAGS: MARINE DEBRIS.
3. POSITION 38.196N 075.159W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10852: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10852

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