Spills
Eastern shore, virginia
F/V Ocean Wave; Eastern Shore, Virginia · NOAAORR-6510
- issued
- 1987-10-21 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1987-11-04 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1987-11-04 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.947, -75.389
- vessel
- F/V OCEAN WAVE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V OCEAN WAVE; Eastern Shore, Virginia. Eastern Shore, Virginia. 1. On October 21, 1987, the 60-foot, wooden-hulled fishing vessel OCEAN WAVE grounded 50 yards off the beach by Little Inlet, between Smith and Myrtle Islands, Virginia. The vessel carried an estimated 700-1,000 gallons of number 2 fuel oil. USCG district 5. 2. COMMODITY: NUMBER 2 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 37.947N 075.389W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6510: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6510
This area · spills & pollution incidents
521 within 180 nm since 1972 · 8 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
7 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
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