Spills
On august 28, 1991, an employee of atlantic energy, inc
Atlantic Energy, Inc.; Chesapeake, Virginia · Chesapeake, Virginia · NOAAORR-6831
- issued
- 1991-08-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1991-09-11 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1991-09-11 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.797, -76.289
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Atlantic Energy, Inc.; Chesapeake, Virginia. Chesapeake, Virginia. 1. On August 28, 1991, an employee of Atlantic Energy, Inc. reported a small leak of propane from a 10-million gallon capacity propane tank. The leak was reported to be 2 to 3 gallons per day. Atlantic Energy reported the incident to the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) Hampton Roads and began transferring the product. USCG district 5. 2. COMMODITY: PROPANE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 36.797N 076.289W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6831: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6831
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1991-08-28 · closed 1991-09-14
- On august 28, 1991, an employee of atlantic energy, inc this message1991-08-28 → 1991-09-11
- On august 31, 1991, a valve failed during a fuel transfer at the U.S1991-08-31 → 1991-09-14
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