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Chesapeake bay, md

M/V Saudi Abha; Chesapeake Bay, Md · NOAAORR-1237

issued: 2004-11-30 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2004-12-14 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2004-12-14 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 39.180, -76.457
vessel: M/V SAUDI ABHA
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Saudi Abha; Chesapeake Bay, MD.
Chesapeake Bay, MD.
1. Grounded freighter M/V Saudi Abha in Chesapeake Bay near the entrance channel to Baltimore, MD. Vessel was refloated without release.
2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 39.180N 076.457W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1237: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1237

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