Spills

Near intersection w/ brunswick river

Cape Fear River Nc; Near Intersection W/ Brunswick River · NOAAORR-7244

issued
1997-11-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1997-11-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
1997-11-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
34.254, -77.968
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Cape Fear River NC; near intersection w/ Brunswick River.
near intersection w/ Brunswick River.
1. Waste Oil Spill - Wilmington, NC - Initial Report received from Gary Ott at 0820 PST - - Location:- On Cape Fear River near intersection w/ Brunswick River. Refer to NOAA Chart #11537. Facility where release occurred is located at end of railroad indicated in the NW (upper left) of the chart near the town of Navassa. - - Spill reportedly occurred sometime Tuesday or Wednesday when a truck driver left the vehicle unattended. Upon return found the hose on the ground resulting in a waste oil release estimated at 1,500 - 5,000 gallons. - - Approx. 3 mile stretch of Cape Fear River has been impacted. A cypress marsh in this area has been impacted as well. A priority issue is to determine how best to clean up the cypress marsh. The impacted area is a State-designated primary nursery. USCG district 5.
2. COMMODITY: WASTE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 34.254N 077.968W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7244: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7244

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Timeline · 2 messages since 1997-11-12 · closed 1997-11-28

  1. Wilmington, north carolina1997-11-12 → 1997-11-26
  2. Near intersection w/ brunswick river this message1997-11-14 → 1997-11-28

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