Spills · oil

YP207 vessel sinking; pautuxent river, maryland, USA

NOAAORR-9786

issued
2018-08-31 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-09-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-09-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
38.301, -76.461
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

YP207 Vessel Sinking; Pautuxent River, Maryland, USA.
Pautuxent River, Maryland, USA.
1. On August 31, 2018, USCG Sector Maryland NCR notifified the NOAA SSC that a privately owned former Navy vessel, while being towed, sank at an anchorage in the Pautuxent River. An estimated 150-200 gallons of residual fuel oil has been discharge. USCG requested information on potential resources at risk.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 38.301N 076.461W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9786: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9786

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