New bedford harbor, massassachusetts

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   NOAAORR-62701985-01-24 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-02-07 00:00Z
   Buzzards bay, massachusetts

   Barge Corpus Christi; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
   Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
   1. NOAA SSC, CAMBRIDGE, RECEIVED CALL FROM LT(JG) RIOPELLE, MSO PROVIDENCE CONCERNING POTENTIAL DIESEL SPILL IN BUZZARDS BAY. THE BARGE CORPUS CHRISTI/SUN HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NO. 2 PORTSIDE TANK AND LEAKED 50-100 GALLONS OF NO.2 FUEL OIL (DIESEL). BARGE REPORTED TO HAVE 100,000 BARRELS OF DIESEL FUEL ON BOARD. LEAK HAD BEEN STOPPED AND VESSEL ANCHORED OFF BUOY "11" WEST OF CAPE COD CANAL. COAST GUARD REQUESTED NOAA PROVIDE SPILL TRAJECTORY AND RESOURCES AT RISK INFORMATION IN THE EVENT A MAJOR SPILL OF DIESEL OCCURRED. . 1040 SSC REQUESTED TRAJECTORY FROM MASS GROUP IN SEATTLE AND RESOURCES INFO FROM RPI. RPI WILL CONTACT JOHN TEAL AND JOHN FARRINGTON AT WHOI FOR LOCAL EXPERTISE ASSISTANCE. THE NAME OF BOB BEARDSLEY AND JOHN MOODY AT WHOI SUGGESTED FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC ASSISTANCE TO TRAJECTORY GROUP. . 1050 NOAA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR BUZZARDS BAY (BOSTON OFFICE) WINDS 10-20 KTS [...]
   2. COMMODITY: #2 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 41.576N 070.784W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6270: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6270

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   NOAAORR-90091985-01-24 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-02-07 00:00Z
   The barge corpus christi sun sustained damage to the No.2 portside tank and leaked 50-100 gallons of dieseloil

   Barge Corpus Christi Sun; Buzzard's Bay.
   Buzzard's Bay.
   1. The barge Corpus Christi Sun sustained damage to the No.2 portside tank and leaked 50-100 gallons of diesel. The potential spill is 100k barrels barge is anchored off of buoy #11 in West of Cape Cod Canal. Buzzard's Bay and the leak has been stopped. Winds are from the West at 10-20 kts shifting to 10-20 kts from the NW on 1/26. Ice conditions are 80% coverage of pancake & brash ice compacted by the wind.
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 41.527N 070.842W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9009: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9009

3. 3
   NOAAORR-90101985-01-29 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-02-12 00:00Z
   New bedford harboroil

   T/V William H. Bennett; New Bedford Harbor.
   New Bedford Harbor.
   1. T/V William H. Bennett located 200 yds N of Fairhaven Bridge in New Bedford harbor, was damaged in a collision on the stbd side. It was carrying 4k gal of diesel. in attempting to boom the tanker, it rolled - then it was righted. Later, it went belly-up on the bottom making th eboom ineffectual and it was still leaking. Current winds are 15-25kts from the NW. 2-3" ice along shire, but harbor center is clear.
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 41.679N 070.917W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9010: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9010

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   NOAAORR-62711985-01-29 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-02-12 00:00Z
   New bedford harbor, massassachusettsoil

   T/V William H. Bennett; New Bedford Harbor, Massassachusetts.
   New Bedford Harbor, Massassachusetts.
   1. AT 1255 EST ON JANUARY 29, 1985, THE 90-FOOT T/V WILLIAM H. BENNETT BEGAN LEAKING SOME OF ITS CARGO OF 4,000 GALLONS OF DIESEL OIL, AS THE RESULT OF A COLLISION. THE VESSEL WAS TIED UP AT THE SAFE HARBOR SEAFOOD PIER IN NEW BEDFORD HARBOR, WHICH IS NORTH OF FISH ISLAND (ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE HARBOR). . SSC NOTIFIED MASS AND RPI AT 1315 PST OF THE INCIDENT AND REQUESTED TRAJECTORY SUPPORT AND RESOURCES AT RISK ANALYSIS. ON-SCENE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WINDS FROM THE NW AT 15-25 KNOTS, WITH 10-20 KNOTS FROM THE NW EXPECTED TO HOLD THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SSC NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE IS 2-3 INCHES OF ICE ALONG THE SHORE, THE MIDDLE OF THE HARBOR IS CLEAR OF ICE. . AS OF 1800 EST, THE SHIP IS BELLY UP ON THE BOTTOM OF NEW BEDFORD HARBOR, AND IS STILL LEAKING DIESEL. BOOMS ARE INEFFECTUAL. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN A CLEANUP CONTRACTOR WILL REACH THE SCENE. USCG district 1.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 41.645N 070.917W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6271: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6271