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B-115; delaware city, delaware

NOAAORR-7444

issued: 1999-10-27 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1999-11-10 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1999-11-10 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 39.567, -75.600
vessel: BARGE OVERFLOWED TANKS WHILE LOADING
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

B-115; Delaware City, Delaware.
Delaware City, Delaware.
1. At about 0440 on October 27, 1999 Marine Safety Office (MSO) Philadelphia received a report of a 100-barrel spill of vacuum gas oil (VGO) into the Delaware River from the Bouchard barge 115. The barge overflowed tanks while loading at the Motiva refinery docks in Delaware City, Delaware Weather at the time of release was air temperature 47?F, water temperature 53 ?F, no cloud cover, and an ebb tide. A Unified Command Post was established at MSO Philadelphia, with a Field Command Post at the Motiva refinery. This response lasted for several days. USCG district 5. Keyword: containment boom, Del Bay Coop, ground truth, skimmers, sorbent boom, sorbent pompoms, Tri-State Bird Rescue Research.
2. COMMODITY: VACUUM GAS OIL (VGO). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.567N 075.600W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7444: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7444

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