Spills · oil
Delaware city, de, USA
Tugboat Fire On Delaware River; Delaware City, de · NOAAORR-10921
- issued
- 2025-02-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2025-03-04 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2025-03-04 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 39.611, -75.581
- vessel
- TUG BOAT CREW EVACUATED
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tugboat Fire on Delaware River; Delaware City, DE. Delaware City, DE, USA. 1. On February 18, 2025, USCG Sector Delaware Bay notified the NOAA SSC that a tugboat was on fire in the Delaware River. Tug boat crew evacuated and several fire boats are on-scene assisting. Vessel has approximately 23,600 gallons of petroleum products on board. No pollution reported. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 24000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 39.612N 075.581W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10921: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10921
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- Philadelphia, pa, USA2025-01-09 → 2025-01-23
- Delaware city, de, USA this message2025-02-18 → 2025-03-04
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