Spills
Amoco oil company, t/b 27; yorktown, virginia
NOAAORR-7010
- issued
- 1994-04-25 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1994-05-09 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1994-05-09 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.217, -76.433
- vessel
- TUG ELIS
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
AMOCO Oil Company, T/B 27; Yorktown, Virginia. Yorktown, Virginia. 1. The tug Elis lost steering power during a shifting of T/B .27 at the AMOCO Oil Company Refinery dock, Yorktown, Virginia on April 25, 1994, resulting in minor damage to the front knuckle area of the barge. None of the 9,100 barrels of #6 oil on the barge was spilled. USCG district 5. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 382000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 37.217N 076.433W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7010: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7010
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Timeline · 7 messages since 1994-03-22 · closed 1994-06-30
- Elizabeth river, norfolk, virginia1994-03-22 → 1994-04-05
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- Port of hampton roads, norfolk, virginia1994-04-15 → 1994-04-29
- Amoco oil company, t/b 27; yorktown, virginia this message1994-04-25 → 1994-05-09
- Port of hampton roads, norfolk, virginia1994-04-28 → 1994-05-12
- T/b 564; intracoastal waterway, great bridge, virginia1994-06-02 → 1994-06-16
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