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Big stone anchorage, delaware
T/v Mega Sun; Big Stone Anchorage, Delaware · NOAAORR-6834
- issued
- 1991-09-05 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1991-09-19 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1991-09-19 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 39.000, -75.000
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
T/V Mega Sun; Big Stone Anchorage, Delaware. Big Stone Anchorage, Delaware. 1. The tank vessel MEGA SUN began leaking its cargo of crude oil into Delaware Bay during lightering operations. The pumping operation caused a sheen and some dark oil around the vessel. The source of the leak was pump room sea valves in the piping system and only occurred during active pumping. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. 3. POSITION 39.000N 075.000W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6834: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6834
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