Spills · event
T/b 563 and tug charleston; chesapeake bay, maryland
3 messages · 1996-01-19 to 1996-02-15
- status
- closed 1996-02-15 00:00Z
- opened
- 1996-01-19 00:00Z
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.778, -75.975
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-7123
Timeline · 3 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-71231996-01-19 00:00Z → cancelled 1996-02-02 00:00ZT/b 106; fort eustis, virginia
T/B 106; Fort Eustis, Virginia. Fort Eustis, Virginia. 1. On January 19, 1996, the tug Triumph reported that her tow, T/B 106, had grounded with 20,000 gallons of gasoline onboard, near the James River Light #36 near Fort Eustis, Virginia. T/B 106 was subsequently refloated without causing environmental damage or pollution. USCG district 5. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 20000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 37.778N 075.975W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7123: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7123
- 2NOAAORR-71241996-01-19 00:00Z → cancelled 1996-02-02 00:00ZT/b 409 and tug m. jenne dudley; chesapeake bay, virginia
T/B 409 and Tug M. Jenne Dudley; Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. 1. On January 19, 1996, the tug Jenne Dudley reported that her tow, tank barge PPT 409, had run aground three miles south of Tangier Island, near Tangier Island Light, in Chesapeake Bay, with 23,000 barrels of #6 fuel oil onboard. T/B PPT 409 was subsequently refloated with no damage or pollution. USCG district 5. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 966000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 37.778N 075.975W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7124: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7124
- 3NOAAORR-71271996-02-01 00:00Z → cancelled 1996-02-15 00:00ZT/b 563 and tug charleston; chesapeake bay, maryland
T/B 563 and tug Charleston; Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. 1. On February 1, 1996, the tug Charleston reported that her tow, the T/B 563, had grounded with 15,000 barrels of diesel fuel onboard five nautical miles east of Tangier Island, in the Chesapeake Bay. T/B 563 was subsequently refloated with no damage or pollution. USCG district 5. Keyword: potential. 2. COMMODITY: # 6. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 630000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 37.778N 075.975W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7127: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7127
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