Spills
Marcus hook, pennsylvania
Intermar Alliance; Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania · NOAAORR-6347
- issued
- 1986-03-21 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1986-04-04 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1986-04-04 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 39.813, -75.407
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Intermar Alliance; Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. 1. At approx 1000 hrs 21 Mar 86, the T/V INTERMAR ALLIANCE struck a pier at Sun Oil Facility at Marcus Hook, PA. . Initial report is a 12 foot gash, 3 feet above the water line was made in the #1 port tank. . Inital report is that 1,000 bbls of Ninian Crude was spilled into the Delaware River. . At approx 1100 hours the leak was reported to have been stopped. Total time of the leak was reported to be 50 minutes. . NOAA RESPONSE . Based upon the above information, the spill would have occured near slack water and not moved much upstream. . The downsteam excursion would be estimated at 5 miles for this tidal cycle. . Winds reported from the NW would tend to move the floating crude oil onto the New Jersey shore in the Penns Grove areas. . Recommend that Oldmans Creek receive priority attention for booming. . After the tide changes, Raccon Creek should receive booming attention. . Deflection [...] 2. COMMODITY: NINIAN CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 39.813N 075.407W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6347: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6347
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 4 messages since 1986-03-18 · closed 1986-04-11
- Delaware city, delaware1986-03-18 → 1986-04-01
- Marcus hook, pennsylvania this message1986-03-21 → 1986-04-04
- Marcus hook, de river, pa1986-03-21 → 1986-04-04
- Marcus hook, pennsylvania1986-03-28 → 1986-04-11
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Spills
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