At about 1940 edt on june 15, 2001 the tug john turecamo was hit by the propeller from a tanker

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   NOAAORR-75622001-05-11 00:00Z → cancelled 2001-05-25 00:00Z
   Chesapeake and delaware (c&d) canal

   Tug Bay Titon; Chesapeake and Delaware (C&D) Canal.
   Chesapeake and Delaware (C&D) Canal.
   1. On the morning of 5/11 approaching the Chesapeake and Delaware (C&D) Canal the tug Bay Titan was overturned by its barge and sank at the entrance. She is carying 42,000 gallons of diesel fuel. At this time there has not been any release of fuel. Salvage plans are for the next few days. MSO Group Philadelphia requested worst case trajectory analyses from NOAA. USCG district 5.
   2. COMMODITY: #2 FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 39.562N 075.562W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7562: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7562

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   NOAAORR-75672001-06-15 00:00Z → cancelled 2001-06-29 00:00Z
   At about 1940 edt on june 15, 2001 the tug john turecamo was hit by the propeller from a tanker

   Tug John Terecamo; Delaware River.
   Delaware River.
   1. At about 1940 EDT on June 15, 2001 the tug John Turecamo was hit by the propeller from a tanker. The tug started taking on water and losing fuel oil. To avoid sinking, the tug grounded itself along the north side of the Delaware River near Ft Mifflin at 39? 51.8' N by 75? 13.8' W. The tug had onboard 21,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 2,000 gallons of lube oil. Estimates are that about 2,000 gallons of diesel was lost. The tanker did not lose any oil. USCG district 5.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 39.863N 075.230W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7567: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7567