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On january 26, 2016, the uscg sector delaware bay notified the noaa ssc of an oil spill that took place in…

Schuylkill River Spill; Philadelphia, Pa · Philadelphia, Pa · NOAAORR-9226

issued
2016-01-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-02-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-02-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.890, -75.200
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Schuylkill River Spill; Philadelphia, PA.
Philadelphia, PA.
1. On January 26, 2016, the USCG Sector Delaware Bay notified the NOAA SSC of an oil spill that took place in the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, PA near the 2400 block of Market Street. A sensor on the emergency generator at a Century Link facility caused an overflow of the diesel fuel. An estimated 4200 gal of diesel discharged from a generator starting between Wednesday, 20 January and Friday, 22 January. USCG has requested a trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #2 OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.890N 075.200W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9226: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9226

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