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Delaware bay, delaware

T/v Sea Falcon; Delaware Bay, Delaware · NOAAORR-8339

issued
2011-08-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2011-08-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
2011-08-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
38.940, -75.120
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V Sea Falcon; Delaware Bay, Delaware.
Delaware Bay, Delaware.
1. The NOAA SSC was notified this morning at 0500 by the HDO of an incident in Delaware Bay. On the morning of August 6, 2011, the T/V Sea Falcon, an 824 foot long doubble hull vessel carrying 524,000 bbls of crude oil ran aground in Big Stone Anchorage in Delaware Bay, offshore of Cape May, NJ. No pollution has been reported. Cause Unknown. SSC has been coordinating with USCG Sector Delaware Bay. USCG requested trajectory, weather, and RAR.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: BASRA LIGHT CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 22008000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 38.940N 075.120W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8339: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8339

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