Spills
Christiana river, delaware
Port of Wilmington; Christiana River, Delaware · NOAAORR-6657
- 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
- 39.730, -75.561
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Port of Wilmington; Christiana River, Delaware. Christiana River, Delaware. 1. On January 25, 1989, a tug and barge collided with a dock at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, on the Christiana River, causing the dock and pipeline to collapse. The pipeline was believed to contain up to 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel, number 6 oil, toluene, xylene, and raffanite. USCG district 5. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL, NUMBER 6 OIL, TOLUENE, XYLENE, RAFFANITE.. 3. POSITION 39.730N 075.561W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6657: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6657
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1989-01-26 · closed 1989-02-09
- At 2225 cotp was notified by tug texaco tampa that the pier at delaware terminal collapsed while the tug and…1989-01-26 → 1989-02-09
- Christiana river, delaware this message1989-01-26 → 1989-02-09
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Spills
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