Two Barges Adrift; Leeward Islands - West Indies
NOAA initial notification: “At 0805 PDT, USCG Sector San Juan called NOAA ERD in Seattle to report that two tugs, Station Trader and Station Reliance, reported loosing one barge each. The tug Station Trader reported they lost their barge carrying 30 metric tonnes of IFO 380 at 0000 on 16OCT2008 at […]”[1]
Latest included source report
Posted 19 Oct 2008
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“Subject: Statia Provider & Statia Trader Groundings 1830 Update for 18OCT08 At 1830Z 17OCT08 the RP held a conference call to update all parties on current and planned response efforts. The situation highlights are listed below and attached you will find the significant wave height forecast for the region. ************* Situation ************** * A Return to normal trade winds […]” Current outcome is not independently verified by seahazards.[4]
NOAA report chronology
4 dated source records · 16 Oct 2008 to 19 Oct 2008NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “At 0805 PDT, USCG Sector San Juan called NOAA ERD in Seattle to report that two tugs, Station Trader and Station Reliance, reported loosing one barge each. The tug Station Trader reported they lost their barge carrying 30 metric tonnes of IFO 380 at 0000 on 16OCT2008 at approximate position Lat-16deg 33.8'N, Lon-062deg 26.6'W. They were on a course of 132deg, speed 4 knots. The tug Station Reliance reported they lost their barge carrying 7949 metric tonnes of IFO 380 at 0600 on 15OCT08 at approximate position Lat-16deg 39.0'N, Lon-062deg 12.5'W. They were on a course of 120deg, speed 9 knots. Precise locations are questionable as these positions plot near Monserrat, however the tug Captains […]”
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Milestone 1 of 4: 16 Oct 2008. NOAA incident record opened. NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track
NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “At 0805 PDT, USCG Sector San Juan called NOAA ERD in Seattle to report that two tugs, Station Trader and Station Reliance, reported loosing one barge each. The tug Station Trader reported they lost their barge carrying 30 metric tonnes of IFO 380 at 0000 on 16OCT2008 at approximate position Lat-16deg 33.8'N, Lon-062deg 26.6'W. They were on a course of 132deg, speed 4 knots. The tug Station Reliance reported they lost their barge carrying 7949 metric tonnes of IFO 380 at 0600 on 15OCT08 at approximate position Lat-16deg 39.0'N, Lon-062deg 12.5'W. They were on a course of 120deg, speed 9 knots. Precise locations are questionable as these positions plot near Monserrat, however the tug Captains […]”
NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track (16.563°, -62.443°)
Barge Grounded
Source report excerpt: “At 0945 PST, USCG Sector San Juan informed NOAA ERD in Seattle that both barges have been located. One barge was successfully put under tow. The other barge is aground on the south end of Monserrat Island at approximate location Lat-16deg 40.31'N, Lon-062deg 10.39'W. Which barge is aground and which barge was recovered is currently unknown.”
Updated situation 1225 PDT
Source report excerpt: “Brad just called to say that: BOTH barges are aground on Montserrat I. One barge, the Statia Provider is "hard aground" with 55,000 bbls(2.3 million gallons) of IFO 380 The other barge, the Statia Trader is "high and dry" with 220 bbls(9,200 gallons) of IFO 380. This barge is a single hull barge. No spill was observed on overflight. The area of where the barges are grounded is a restricted area due to the volcano.”
situation update from uscg
Source report excerpt: “Subject: Statia Provider & Statia Trader Groundings 1830 Update for 18OCT08 At 1830Z 17OCT08 the RP held a conference call to update all parties on current and planned response efforts. The situation highlights are listed below and attached you will find the significant wave height forecast for the region. ************* Situation ************** * A Return to normal trade winds and swell facilitated the safe removal of the Barge STATIA PROVIDER (2.3 Million Gals O/b) without incident. Salvor simply fasten a line on and pulled her off the beach. As reported yesterday the STATIA PROVIDER has minor damage but is stable and in tow to Little Harbor, Montserrat at this time. An underwater hull […]”
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- 1.Two Barges Adrift; Leeward Islands - West Indies ↗NOAA Office of Response and Restoration · 16 Oct 2008
- 2.Barge Grounded ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 16 Oct 2008
- 3.Updated situation 1225 PDT ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 16 Oct 2008
- 4.situation update from uscg ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 19 Oct 2008
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NOAAORR-7907 NOAA response record
Two Barges Adrift; Leeward Islands - West Indies. Leeward Islands - West Indies. 1. At 0805 PDT, USCG Sector San Juan called NOAA ERD in Seattle to report that two tugs, Station Trader and Station Reliance, reported loosing one barge each. The tug Station Trader reported they lost their barge carrying 30 metric tonnes of IFO 380 at 0000 on 16OCT2008 at approximate position Lat-16deg 33.8'N, Lon-062deg 26.6'W. They were on a course of 132deg, speed 4 knots. The tug Station Reliance reported they lost their barge carrying 7949 metric tonnes of IFO 380 at 0600 on 15OCT08 at approximate position Lat-16deg 39.0'N, Lon-062deg 12.5'W. They were on a course of 120deg, speed 9 knots. Precise locations are questionable as these positions plot near Monserrat, however the tug Captains reported their locations to be near St. Eustacious Island. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: IFO 380. 3. POSITION 16.563N 062.443W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7907: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7907Open record and warning history →
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