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Big stone anchorage, delaware bay, delaware

T/v Jahre Spray; Big Stone Anchorage, Delaware Bay, Delaware · NOAAORR-6701

issued
1989-06-17 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1989-07-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
1989-07-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.028, -75.120
vessel
TANKER JAHRE SPRAY · 3 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V JAHRE SPRAY; Big Stone Anchorage, Delaware Bay, Delaware.
Big Stone Anchorage, Delaware Bay, Delaware.
1. The tanker JAHRE SPRAY was trailing an oil sheen when it entered the Big Stone Anchorage in Delaware Bay on June 17, 1989. The vessel asked permission of the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) in Philadelphia to leave the anchorage, anchor 20 miles offshore, and commence repairs. USCG district 5.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 39.028N 075.120W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6701: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6701

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Timeline · 2 messages since 1989-06-17 · closed 1989-08-04

  1. Big stone anchorage, delaware bay, delaware this message1989-06-17 → 1989-07-01
  2. Stone harbor, new jersey1989-07-21 → 1989-08-04

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