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Navy landing ship dock (LSD-20) donner; james river, ft

NOAAORR-7506

issued: 2000-08-14 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2000-08-28 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2000-08-28 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 37.167, -76.633
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Navy Landing Ship Dock  (LSD-20) DONNER; James River, Ft. Eustas, VA.
James River, Ft. Eustas, VA.
1. On August 14th the Coast Guard's Marine Safety Office (MSO) Hampton Roads received a report that about 1,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil had leaked from the hull of the Navy Landing Ship Dock (LSD-20) DONNER. Boom was deployed around the DONNER to contain the release and the remaining 18,000 gallons of fuel that was in the leaking tank was transferred to other tanks in the ship. USCG district 5. Keyword: boom, skimmer, entrainment, Navy, MARAD, SUPSALV.
2. COMMODITY: NAVY SPECIAL FUEL OIL (NSFO). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 37.167N 076.633W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7506: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7506

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