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Fuel leak from containership msc anisha r; virginia beach, virginia

NOAAORR-10931

issued
2025-03-08 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-03-22 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-03-22 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
36.328, -74.215
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Fuel Leak from Containership MSC Anisha R; Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Offshore Virginia.
1. On March 8, 2025, the NOAA SSC received a notification from USCG Sector Virginia that the containership, MSC ANISHA R, that had departed Philadelphia, PA on 6 March and en route to Port of Virginia, noticed fuel leaking out of its #1 port fuel tank, running down the port side hull and into water resulting in a visible sheen. The amount of fuel lost unknown. COTP requested a trajectory for a WCD of 304,000 gallons of #6 heavy fuel oil. USCG plans to conduct an overflight at first daylight, Sunday.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HFO.
3. POSITION 36.328N 074.215W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10931: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10931

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