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Alligator river, engelhard, north carolina
Tug Christina; Alligator River, Engelhard, North Carolina · NOAAORR-7082
- issued
- 1995-02-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1995-02-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1995-02-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 35.667, -76.017
- vessel
- TUG CHRISTINA
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug Christina; Alligator River, Engelhard, North Carolina. Alligator River, Engelhard, North Carolina. 1. On February 7, 1995, MSO Hampton Roads received a report of an unknown amount of oil on the Alligator River, near Englehard, North Carolina. The source of the spill was believed to be the tug Christina, which had recently left the area. Approximately 20 to 40 gallons were in the water and a boom was placed around the area. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, pompoms. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL AND BILGE SLOPS. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 40 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 35.667N 076.017W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7082: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7082
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1995-02-07 · closed 1995-03-05
- Alligator river, engelhard, north carolina this message1995-02-07 → 1995-02-21
- Kitty hawk, north carolina1995-02-19 → 1995-03-05
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