Spills
Craney island minor mystery spill; elizabeth river, portsmouth, virginia
NOAAORR-7078
- issued
- 1995-01-23 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1995-02-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1995-02-06 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
Craney Island Minor Mystery Spill; Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia. Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia. 1. On January 23, 1995, approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel collected along the southern and eastern shoreline of Craney Island, within the containment boom deployed at the U.S. Navy's Craney Island Fuel Depot. The source of the release was unknown. USCG district 5. Keyword: containment boom, sorbent boom, pompoms. 2. COMMODITY: #2 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 50 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 36.883N 076.342W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7078: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7078
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Timeline · 4 messages since 1994-11-04 · closed 1995-02-16
- Moon engineering minor mystery spill #2; elizabeth river, portsmouth, virginia1994-11-04 → 1994-11-18
- Norfolk naval base, norfolk, virginia1994-12-16 → 1994-12-30
- Craney island minor mystery spill; elizabeth river, portsmouth, virginia this message1995-01-23 → 1995-02-06
- Deck barge MC10; hampton roads, virginia1995-02-02 → 1995-02-16
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