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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