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Chesapeake bay bridge-tunnel, virginia

F/V Elizabeth C; Chesapeake Bay Bridge-tunnel, Virginia · NOAAORR-6926

issued
1993-01-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1993-02-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
1993-02-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
36.967, -76.117
vessel
F/V ELIZABETH C
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Elizabeth C; Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Virginia.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Virginia.
1. The F/V Elizabeth C, a 72-foot trawler, ran aground January 29, 1993. The vessel was carrying about 10 tons of ice and 3,500 gallons of fuel when it hit the rocks near the south end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The three Norfolk-based crew members were uninjured. MSO Hampton Roads arranged for the fuel onboard to be removed by International Marine Services the local oil spill response contractor. The vessel was towed off the rocks to a Hampton repair facility on January 31, 1993. USCG district 5.
2. COMMODITY: #2 DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 36.967N 076.117W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6926: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6926

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