Spills

Delaware city, de

Vacuum Gas Oil; Delaware City, de · NOAAORR-7445

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
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Vacuum Gas Oil; Delaware City, DE.
Delaware City, DE.
1. On 27 October 1999, an estimated 100 bbls of vacuum gas oil with a specific gravity of 0.89 was spilled from the Bouchard Barge at the Motiva Facility in Delaware City, DE. The approximate location of the facility is 39 deg 34 min N, 075 deg 36 min W. An overflight has gone up, but no results are known yet. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: VACUUM GAS OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.567N 075.600W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7445: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7445

This area · spills & pollution incidents

570 within 180 nm since 1972 · 10 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

72
75
80
85
90
95
00
05
10
15
20
25
26

Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline · 2 messages since 1999-10-27 · closed 1999-11-10

  1. B-115; delaware city, delaware1999-10-27 → 1999-11-10
  2. Delaware city, de this message1999-10-27 → 1999-11-10

joined by proximity

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.