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Hampton roads, va

M/V Saudi Duryik; Hampton Roads, Va · NOAAORR-6972

issued
1993-12-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1993-12-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
1993-12-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
36.993, -76.353
vessels
TUG HARRIET MORGAN · 2 messagesTUG PUT A GASHM/V SAUDI DURYIK
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V SAUDI DURYIK; HAMPTON ROADS, VA.
HAMPTON ROADS, VA.
1. Initial Notification At 2335 EST on 01 DEC 93 (Wednesday night), USCG MSO Hampton Roads received a call via Channel 16 from the tug HARRIET MORGAN, reporting that while attempting to move the M/V SAUDI DURYIK, the tug put a gash in the port side of the vessel. The vessel tied up at Lamberts Point Dock. The tug reported that heavy black oil was coming out of the hole. The ruptured tank has a potential capacity of 42,000 gallons of #6 oil. By 0127 02 DEC (Thursday morning), MSO monitors reported that oil was no longer coming from the vessel. The vessel was boomed off by 0315. A USCG helicopter overflight at 0318 reported splotches of oil near Craney Island and in the area of the vessel. Another overflight was conducted at 0800, with sheens reported at the entrance to the Western Branch, and in the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. USCG district 5.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 36.993N 076.353W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6972: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6972

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Timeline · 6 messages since 1993-10-13 · closed 1993-12-16

  1. Virginia beach, virginia1993-10-13 → 1993-10-27
  2. Dam neck, virginia1993-10-14 → 1993-10-28
  3. Southern branch, elizabeth river, norfolk, virginia1993-10-23 → 1993-11-06
  4. Lafayette river minor mystery spill; storm drain, norfolk, virginia1993-11-17 → 1993-12-01
  5. Elizabeth river, norfolk, virginia1993-12-01 → 1993-12-15
  6. Hampton roads, va this message1993-12-02 → 1993-12-16

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