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Nantuxent cove, delaware bay, new jersey

T/v Lake Ann; Nantuxent Cove, Delaware Bay, New Jersey · NOAAORR-6684

issued: 1989-03-27 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1989-04-10 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1989-04-10 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 39.068, -75.189
vessel: TANKER LAKE ANN
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V LAKE ANN; Nantuxent Cove, Delaware Bay, New Jersey.
Nantuxent Cove, Delaware Bay, New Jersey.
1. At 1739 on March 27, 1989, the 568-foot tanker LAKE ANN grounded in the Delaware Bay near Nantuxent Cove with a cargo of 15,208 gross tons of cumene. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: CUMENE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 30400000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.068N 075.189W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6684: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6684

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Delaware bay, delaware1989-03-09 → 1989-03-23
Nantuxent cove, delaware bay, new jersey this message1989-03-27 → 1989-04-10

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