Spills
Marcus hook, pennsylvania
British Petroleum; Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania · NOAAORR-6348
- issued
- 1986-03-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1986-04-11 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1986-04-11 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 39.810, -75.406
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
British Petroleum; Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. 1. At approximately 1600 on March 28, 1986, the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP), Philadelphia, on-scene at the T/V Intermar Alliance oil spill, observed a flow of dark oil in the Delaware River between British Petroleum docks 1 and 2. British Petroleum Terminal personnel and S & J Pollution Control, an oil spill contractor also on-scene, immediately deployed sorbent and containment boom, capturing much of the floating oil. USCG district 3. 2. COMMODITY: NO. 2 OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 250 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 39.810N 075.406W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6348: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6348
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, pennsylvania1986-03-21 → 1986-04-04
- Marcus hook, de river, pa1986-03-21 → 1986-04-04
- Marcus hook, pennsylvania this message1986-03-28 → 1986-04-11
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Spills
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