Spills
Moon engineering minor mystery spill #2; elizabeth river, portsmouth, virginia
NOAAORR-7056
- issued
- 1994-11-04 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1994-11-18 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1994-11-18 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.883, -76.342
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Moon Engineering Minor Mystery Spill #2; Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia. Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia. 1. A mystery spill in the Elizabeth River, the Port of Hampton Roads, was reported to MSO Hampton Roads November 3, 1994. The mystery slick was 150 feet by 10 feet in the area of Moon Engineering, Portsmouth, Virginia. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, pompoms. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. 3. POSITION 36.883N 076.342W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7056: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7056
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Timeline · 4 messages since 1994-11-04 · closed 1995-02-16
- Moon engineering minor mystery spill #2; elizabeth river, portsmouth, virginia this message1994-11-04 → 1994-11-18
- Norfolk naval base, norfolk, virginia1994-12-16 → 1994-12-30
- Craney island minor mystery spill; elizabeth river, portsmouth, virginia1995-01-23 → 1995-02-06
- Deck barge MC10; hampton roads, virginia1995-02-02 → 1995-02-16
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