Spills · oil
At 0900 on the morning of march 1, 2010, vadeq notified the noaa ssc that a 75-foot long tugboat, the susan…
Susan Ann; Norfolk, Va · Norfolk, Va · NOAAORR-8200
- issued
- 2010-03-01 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2010-03-15 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2010-03-15 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.769, -76.293
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Susan Ann; Norfolk, VA. Norfolk, VA. 1. At 0900 on the morning of March 1, 2010, VADEQ notified the NOAA SSC that a 75-foot long tugboat, the Susan Ann, with approximately 800-1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board sank in the Elizabeth River across from the Lions Shipyard adjacent to the Campastells Bridge, Norfolk, VA. USCG reports that an estimated 1000 gallons of deisel fuel were spilled into the river. Theowner has a contractor on-scene and in process of raising vessel. Booms and sorbant pads have been deployed. No reports of shoreline oiling. USCG and VADEQ to monitor incident. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 36.769N 076.293W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8200: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8200
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