Spills
Hilton storm drain discharge; cape fear river, wilmington, north carolina
NOAAORR-6974
- issued
- 1993-12-14 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1993-12-28 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1993-12-28 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 34.233, -77.950
- vessel
- TUG DOLPHIN · 4 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Hilton Storm Drain Discharge; Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina. Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina. 1. On December 14, 1993, MSO Wilmington began working with the City of Wilmington on the response and investigation of oil in a storm drain the emptied into the Cape Fear River in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. The source of the spill could have been a release of oil into the Cape Fear River on December 10, 1993, from the tug Dolphin. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbents boom, sorbent pads, elastol. 2. COMMODITY: BLACK OIL. 3. POSITION 34.233N 077.950W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6974: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6974
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