Spills · oil

T/v presidente rivera; delaware river, south of marcus hook, pennsylvania

NOAAORR-5121

issued
1989-06-24 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1989-07-08 00:00Z
self-cancels
1989-07-08 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.750, -75.450
vessel
MOTOR VESSEL PRESIDENTE RIVERA RAN HARD
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V PRESIDENTE RIVERA; Delaware River, South of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
Delaware River, South of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
1. On June 24, 1989 at approximately 0500, the Uruguayan motor vessel Presidente Rivera ran hard aground in the Delaware River near Claymont, Delaware, south of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. The grounding damaged four of the vessel's cargo tanks, resulting in the release of approximately 7310 barrels of No. 6 Oil into the river. The weather at the time was cloudy with occasional thunderstorms, variable light winds, 71?F, and 2-3 miles visibility. The owners of the vessel assumed responsibility and hired a contractor to deploy booms around the ship. Another company was hired as prime contractor for the entire cleanup operation. Cleanup operations began immediately. By mid-morning of the first day, the vessel had been boomed and lightering operations had commenced. A Multi Agency Local Response Team (MALRT) meeting was held at noon on the first day at the Marine Safety Office (MSO) [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NO. 6 OIL (HEAVY INDUSTRIAL GRADE). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 307000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.750N 075.450W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 5121: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/5121

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  1. On june 15, 1989, the U.S1989-06-15 → 1989-06-29
  2. At 0300 on june 16, 1989, general chemical company in claymont, delaware, accidentally released…1989-06-16 → 1989-06-30
  3. T/v presidente rivera; delaware river, south of marcus hook, pennsylvania this message1989-06-24 → 1989-07-08

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