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Marcus hook, pennsylvania

T/v Minerva; Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania · NOAAORR-6721

issued
1989-08-31 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1989-09-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
1989-09-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.810, -75.397
vessel
TANKER MINERVA SPILLED
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V MINERVA; Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
1. While offloading its cargo of Angolan crude oil at British Petroleum's Marcus Hook terminal on August 31, 1989, the tanker MINERVA spilled approximately 4,200 gallons of product into the Delaware River. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: ANGOLAN CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.810N 075.397W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6721: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6721

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