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At about 1940 edt on june 15, 2001 the tug john turecamo was hit by the propeller from a tanker
Tug John Terecamo; Delaware River · Delaware River · NOAAORR-7567
- issued
- 2001-06-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2001-06-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2001-06-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 39.863, -75.230
- vessels
- TANKER DIDTUG JOHN TERECAMOTUG JOHN TURECAMOTUG STARTED
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug John Terecamo; Delaware River. Delaware River. 1. At about 1940 EDT on June 15, 2001 the tug John Turecamo was hit by the propeller from a tanker. The tug started taking on water and losing fuel oil. To avoid sinking, the tug grounded itself along the north side of the Delaware River near Ft Mifflin at 39? 51.8' N by 75? 13.8' W. The tug had onboard 21,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 2,000 gallons of lube oil. Estimates are that about 2,000 gallons of diesel was lost. The tanker did not lose any oil. USCG district 5. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 39.863N 075.230W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7567: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7567
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- Chesapeake and delaware (c&d) canal2001-05-11 → 2001-05-25
- At about 1940 edt on june 15, 2001 the tug john turecamo was hit by the propeller from a tanker this message2001-06-15 → 2001-06-29
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