T/b interstate 70; boston harbor, mass

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   NOAAORR-64151986-11-04 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-11-18 00:00Z
   Chelsea creek , boston, ma

   Northeast Petroleum Corp.; Chelsea Creek , Boston, MA.
   Chelsea Creek , Boston, MA.
   1. On November 4, 1986, approximately 175 feet of the retaining wall of the Northeast Petroleum Corporation tank farm, one of the largest in New England, collapsed into Chelsea Creek in Boston. Although the tank farm holds an estimated 395,000 barrels of oil products, only two storage tanks near the retaining wall were affected. USCG district 1.
   2. COMMODITY: OIL.
   3. POSITION 42.404N 071.019W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6415: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6415

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   NOAAORR-64211986-11-27 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-12-11 00:00Z
   T/b interstate 70; boston harbor, mass

   T/B Interstate 70; Boston Harbor, Mass.
   Boston Harbor, Mass.
   1. At approximately 2240 on November 26, 1986, the tank barge Interstate 70, was moored alongside the tanker, Kriti Mountains when the Kriti Mountains' anchor gave way and both vessels grounded in shoal waters adjacent to Deer Island at the approaches to Boston's inner harbor. The tank ship was empty of cargo with bunkers aboard totaling 4,000 barrels. The tank barge was carrying about 63,000 barrels of unleaded gasoline. The grounding of the vessels occurred immediately after completing lightering operations in the anchorage. Initial reports indicated that there was no apparent hull damage to either vessel. USCG district 1.
   2. COMMODITY: UNLEADED GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2650000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 42.363N 071.048W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6421: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6421