Spills · oil

6 oil at imtt bulk terminal; elizabeth river, virginia

Spill of No · NOAAORR-10919

issued
2025-02-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-02-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-02-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
36.776, -76.310
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Spill of No. 6 Oil at IMTT Bulk Terminal; Elizabeth River, Virginia.
2837 S Military Hwy, Chesapeake, VA 23323, USA.
1. At 12:30pm on 14 Feb 2025, Virginia Dept of Environmental Quality notified the NOAA SSC that at 0710am the International-Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT) bulk terminal reported that an equipment failure resulted in the release of an estimated 1,700 gallons of No. 6 oil into the Elizabeth River.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 36.776N 076.310W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10919: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10919

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  1. Navy vessel at newport news terminal; newport news, va2025-01-09 → 2025-01-23
  2. 6 oil at imtt bulk terminal; elizabeth river, virginia this message2025-02-14 → 2025-02-28
  3. Norfolk, va, USA2025-03-17 → 2025-03-31

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