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Great wicomico river
Tug Mary Mcallister; Great Wicomico River · NOAAORR-6517
- issued
- 1987-11-02 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1987-11-16 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1987-11-16 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.584, -76.305
- vessel
- TUG MARY MCALLISTER
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug Mary McAllister; Great Wicomico River. Great Wicomico River. 1. The tug, Mary McAllister, was under tow from Norfolk to Baltimore when it began taking on water and sank at about 0300 on November 1, 1987. The tug, which contained approximately 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 240 gallons of lube oil, sank in 105 feet of water off Stingray Point in the Great Wicomico River. USCG district 5. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL, LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4240 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 37.584N 076.305W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6517: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6517
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