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Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel chemical release; 18 lucius j. kellam jr bridge-tunnel, cape charles, va 23310,…

NOAAORR-9686

issued: 2018-03-18 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2018-04-01 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2018-04-01 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 37.097, -75.972
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Chemical Release; 18 Lucius J. Kellam Jr Bridge-Tunnel, Cape Charles, VA 23310, USA.
18 Lucius J. Kellam Jr Bridge-Tunnel, Cape Charles, VA 23310, USA.
1. At 8:30pm on 18 March 2018 the NOAA SSC received a notification from USCG Sector Hampton Roads about a chemical release taking place during a construction project on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. USCG requested information on the chemical. NOAA SSC contacted LSU for support.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: CHENICALS.
3. POSITION 37.097N 075.972W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9686: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9686

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