Spills · oil
Savannah river, ga
Mystery Spill; Savannah River, Ga · NOAAORR-6101
- issued
- 2006-07-17 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2006-07-31 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2006-07-31 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 32.082, -81.046
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Spill; Savannah River, GA. Savannah River, GA. 1. At 0640ET a mystery spill was reported in the Savannah River, seaward of Savannah, GA (near the LNG facility). Sheen an oil cover several miles of river. An estimate of 8,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil has been reported. USCG is conducting an assessment. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: POSSIBLY HEAVY FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 29000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 32.082N 081.046W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6101: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6101
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2006-06-12 · closed 2006-07-31
- Savannah river, savannah, ga2006-06-12 → 2006-06-26
- Savannah river, ga this message2006-07-17 → 2006-07-31
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