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Spill of No. 6 Oil at IMTT Bulk Terminal; Elizabeth River, Virginia

2837 S Military Hwy, Chesapeake, VA 23323, USA | 2025-Feb-14

Initial Notification: At 12:30pm on 14 Feb 2025, Virginia Dept of Environmental Quality notified the NOAA SSC that at 0710am the International-Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT) bulk terminal reported that an equipment failure resulted in the release of an estimated 1,700 gallons of No. 6 oil into the Elizabeth River.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 36° 46.54′ North
Longitude (approximate): 76° 18.63′ West