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Strait of hormuz

USS New Orleans; Strait of Hormuz · NOAAORR-7997

issued
2009-03-20 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-04-03 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-04-03 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Persian Gulf
position
26.518, 56.151
vessels
USS HARTFORDUSS NEW ORLEANS · 3 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

USS New Orleans; Strait of Hormuz.
Strait of Hormuz.
1. The USS New Orleans, a US Navy amphibious ship, collided with the USS Hartford, a US Navy submarine in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday morning at about 0100 local time. The collision resulted in an estimated release of 25,000 gallons of marine diesel oil. US Navy Supervisor of Salvage contacted the NOAA SSC as per a joint contingency plan and modeling estimates are being prepared.
2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 25000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 26.518N 056.151E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7997: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7997

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