Spills · oil
At 2225 cotp was notified by tug texaco tampa that the pier at delaware terminal collapsed while the tug and…
Christina River Spill; Wilmington, Delaware · Wilmington, Delaware · NOAAORR-6656
- issued
- 1989-01-26 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1989-02-09 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1989-02-09 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 39.717, -75.514
- vessels
- BARGE TEXACO 809TUG TEXACO TAMPA
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
CHRISTINA RIVER SPILL; Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington, Delaware. 1. AT 2225 COTP WAS NOTIFIED BY TUG TEXACO TAMPA THAT THE PIER AT DELAWARE TERMINAL COLLAPSED WHILE THE TUG AND BARGE TEXACO 809 WERE GETTING UNDERWAY. TOLUENE, #6 OIL, #2 OIL, AND MARINE DIESEL ARE SPILLING FROM PIPELINES AS FOLLOWS: PRODUCT SIZE CAPACITY TOLUENE 12" LINE 31,000 GALLONS MARINE DIESEL 10" LINE 640 BARRELS #6 OIL 30" LINE 5500 BARRELS MARINE DIESEL 4" LINE 90 BARRELS #2 OIL 12" LINE 31,000 GALLONS 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: TOLUENE, #6 OIL, #2 OIL, AND MARINE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 39.717N 075.514W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6656: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6656
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- At 2225 cotp was notified by tug texaco tampa that the pier at delaware terminal collapsed while the tug and… this message1989-01-26 → 1989-02-09
- Christiana river, delaware1989-01-26 → 1989-02-09
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