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Mystery Slick3; delaware bay, delaware

NOAAORR-6528

issued: 1987-12-04 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1987-12-18 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1987-12-18 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 39.066, -75.395
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Slick3; Delaware Bay, Delaware.
Delaware Bay, Delaware.
1. On December 4, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP), Philadelphia received a report of a slick near Bower Beach. The Coast Guard identified the product as number 6 fuel oil in a slick measuring approximately 20 miles long by 10 yards wide. USCG district 5.
2. COMMODITY: NUMBER 6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 630 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.066N 075.395W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6528: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6528

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