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York spit channel, chesapeake bay

FV Juan Gabriel; York Spit Channel, Chesapeake Bay · NOAAORR-7309

issued
1998-06-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-07-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-07-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
37.055, -76.093
vessels
F/V GULF ISLAND · 2 messagesFV JUAN GABRIEL · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV Juan Gabriel; York Spit Channel, Chesapeake Bay.
York Spit Channel, Chesapeake Bay.
1. Around 2300 hrs of 22 June the F/V JUAN GABRIEL was struck by the F/V GULF ISLAND and sank at 37-03.3N and 076-05.6W in the York Spit channel, Chesapeake Bay. During the rescue of the crew there was reports of the smell of oil in the vicinity. On the morning of 23 June, heavy fog with visibility less than one half mile made it impossible to see oil on the water surface. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 11000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 37.055N 076.093W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7309: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7309

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Timeline · 2 messages since 1998-06-22 · closed 1998-07-06

  1. York spit channel, chesapeake bay this message1998-06-22 → 1998-07-06
  2. York spit channel, virginia1998-06-22 → 1998-07-06

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