T/V Sea Falcon; Delaware Bay, Delaware

Delaware Bay, Delaware | 2011-Aug-06

Initial Notification: The NOAA SSC was notified this morning at 0500 by the HDO of an incident in Delaware Bay. On the morning of August 6, 2011, the T/V Sea Falcon, an 824 foot long doubble hull vessel carrying 524,000 bbls of crude oil ran aground in Big Stone Anchorage in Delaware Bay, offshore of Cape May, NJ. No pollution has been reported. Cause Unknown. SSC has been coordinating with USCG Sector Delaware Bay. USCG requested trajectory, weather, and RAR.