Spills · chemical

On may 6, 2016, uscg sector hampton roads notified the noaa ssc about a 10,000 gallon potassium hydroxide…

Potassium Hydroxide Spill; Hampton, Virginia · Hampton, Virginia · NOAAORR-9274

issued
2016-05-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-05-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-05-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
37.040, -76.400
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Potassium Hydroxide Spill; Hampton, Virginia.
Hampton, Virginia.
1. On May 6, 2016, USCG Sector Hampton Roads notified the NOAA SSC about a 10,000 gallon potassium hydroxide spill that took place at a small industrial facility. Most of the product was captured within on-site containment system but unknown amount escaped into a storm drain and into nearby waterway.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 37.040N 076.400W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9274: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9274

This area · spills & pollution incidents

365 within 180 nm since 1975 · 6 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

75
80
85
90
95
00
05
10
15
20
25
26

Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.