Spills · oil
James river, va
Ship Grounding James River; James River, Va · NOAAORR-9064
- issued
- 1985-08-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-09-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-09-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.105, -76.633
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Ship grounding James River; James River, VA. James River, VA. 1. Ship ran agorund near north entrance of James River.m 4 Tanks on board containing 22,00 try to refloat 0150 EDT 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 37.105N 076.633W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9064: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9064
This area · spills & pollution incidents
362 within 180 nm since 1975 · 6 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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