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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
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1998-06-22 · closed 1998-07-06
- York spit channel, chesapeake bay this message1998-06-22 → 1998-07-06
- York spit channel, virginia1998-06-22 → 1998-07-06
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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