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Neuse river, new bern, north carolina
Tug Snapper; Neuse River, New Bern, North Carolina · NOAAORR-7043
- issued
- 1994-09-06 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1994-09-20 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1994-09-20 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 34.983, -75.833
- vessels
- TUG REFUSEDTUG SNAPPER · 5 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug Snapper; Neuse River, New Bern, North Carolina. Neuse River, New Bern, North Carolina. 1. On September 6, 1994, MSO Wilmington received a report of a six-mile long oil sheen in the Neuse River near Scott's Creek, New Bern, North Carolina. By September 9 MSO Wilmington's investigators had determined that the 84-foot steel hull tug Snapper that was grounded in Scotts Creek and had rolled over releasing the oil was the source of this release. The owners of the tug refused to take responsibility for the incident. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent pads,. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. 3. POSITION 34.983N 075.833W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7043: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7043
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1994-07-30 · closed 1994-09-20
- Frisco, north carolina1994-07-30 → 1994-08-13
- Neuse river, new bern, north carolina this message1994-09-06 → 1994-09-20
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