Port of Wilmington; Christiana River, Delaware

Christiana River, Delaware | 1989-Jan-26

Initial Notification: On January 25, 1989, a tug and barge collided with a dock at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, on the Christiana River, causing the dock and pipeline to collapse. The pipeline was believed to contain up to 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel, number 6 oil, toluene, xylene, and raffanite. USCG district 5.