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Fort mifflin, pennsylvania

T/v Canadian Liberty; Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania · NOAAORR-6891

issued
1992-07-04 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1992-07-18 00:00Z
self-cancels
1992-07-18 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.875, -75.210
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V Canadian Liberty; Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
1. On July 4, 1992, the tank vessel Canadian Liberty (LI) was stripping tanks at the Sun Oil Refinery in Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania when improper valve alignment and operator error caused a slop tank to be overfilled. The product (BRC-17) was discharged from ullage and into the Delaware River. Initially, eight miles of the river bank, two miles of Woodbury Creek, and small boats in the area were oiled. The weather was overcast with building thunderheads, temperature 81?F, water temperature 67?F, winds from the west at seven to nine knots, and calm seas. Terminal personnel were having difficulty deploying boom at Fort Mifflin dock, so the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) sent personnel in a small boat to help. Cleanup contractors were hired and helped double boom the vessel at the scene. By July 5, cleanup of oil and vessels at the site continued and the contractor, Atlantic Strike Team, and USCG [...]
2. COMMODITY: BRC-17.
3. POSITION 39.875N 075.210W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6891: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6891

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  1. Fort mifflin, pennsylvania this message1992-07-04 → 1992-07-18
  2. 7-Up bottling plant; bridgeton, new jersey1992-07-08 → 1992-07-22

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