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Power Plant Oil Spill; Beirut, Lebanon · Beirut, Lebanon · NOAAORR-6106
- issued
- 2006-07-31 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2006-08-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2006-08-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 33.600, 35.400
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Power Plant Oil Spill; Beirut, Lebanon. Beirut, Lebanon. 1. THIS WEB SITE HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE AS A MEANS FOR SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN FEDERAL AGENCIES. On July 13 and 15, 2006, storage tanks serving a power plant 30 km south of Beirut, Lebanon, were damaged by military conflict. Between 10,000 and 30,000 tons (2.5 to 8 Million Gallons)of heavy fuel oil was reported to have been released into the Mediterranean Sea. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: IFO 150. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8000000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 33.600N 035.400E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6106: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6106
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