Spills · oil
XHC9+H6 newport news, va, USA
Jet Fuel Spill At Newport News Shipyard; Newport News, Virginia · NOAAORR-11120
- issued
- 2026-02-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-03-02 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2026-03-02 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.971, -76.432
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Jet Fuel Spill at Newport News Shipyard; Newport News, Virginia. XHC9+H6 Newport News, VA, USA. 1. February 16, 2026: U.S. Coast Guard Sector Virginia notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator SSC that they have been responding to a spill of JP-5 jet fuel that occurred on February 13 at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, Newport News, Virginia. The release occurred during a fuel transfer from a barge to a pre-commissioned vessel under construction. The cause is unknown at this time. Initial reports estimated the release to be 50 gallons of JP-5; however, the amount was later updated to 7,800 gallons of JP-5. Sector Virginia has requested a hindcast trajectory of the discharge. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: JP5 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 7800 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 36.971N 076.432W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11120: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11120
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