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Belhaven, nc, USA

Fertilizer Release Pungo River, Belhaven, Nc; Belhaven, Nc, USA · NOAAORR-9908

issued
2019-05-30 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2019-06-13 00:00Z
self-cancels
2019-06-13 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
35.581, -76.493
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Fertilizer Release Pungo River, Belhaven, NC; Belhaven, NC, USA.
Belhaven, NC, USA.
1. On 30 May 2019, USCG Sector North Carolina reached out to the NOAA SSC about a 1,000-5,000 gallon release of aqueous fertilizer from a holding tank into the Pungo River, in Belhaven, NC. USCG requested a trajectory.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: FERTILIZER.
3. POSITION 35.581N 076.493W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9908: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9908

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