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Barge rtc 150; western long island sound, ny

2 messages · 2009-01-15 to 2009-02-05

status
closed 2009-02-05 00:00Z
opened
2009-01-15 00:00Z
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.848, -73.756
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-7951

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-79512009-01-15 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-01-29 00:00Z
    Hudson river, nyoil
    US Air Crash; Hudson River, NY.
Hudson River, NY.
1. At 3:31 PM January 15, 2009 the US Air flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River. This Airbus A320 class of aircraft has a potential capacity of 6300 gallons of Jet fuel. 150 passengers on board. Plane took off from LaGuardia Airport, NY and was heading to Charlotte, NC. Reported to be in air only for 3 minutes before crashing into Hudson River. PRELIMINARY report indicates that all passengers and crew have been accounted for, however there are reports of injuries. Dive teams have searched the aircraft and no one found onboard. NTSB initiating investigation. US Airways emergency line for families 800-679-8215. Preliminary reports that plane hit a flock of geese causing both engines to burn out. USCG, NYC Police and Fire Departments and NY Waterway Ferries on-scene. Homeland Security/FBI say that this was not a terrorist incident. The SSC has contacted Sector NY and offered any [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: JET FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6300 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.744N 073.962W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7951: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7951
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-79572009-01-22 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-02-05 00:00Z
    Barge rtc 150; western long island sound, nygrounding
    Barge RTC 150; Western Long Island Sound, NY.
Western Long Island Sound, NY.
1. At 1438R, TUG MEREDITH C. REINAUER with loaded Barge RTC 150 ran aground. The Barge hit bottom near Execution Rocks, NY. The barge was loaded with 140,517 bbls (5,901,714 gals) of home heating oil. The barge is taking on water, but not discharging any oil att. The barge is double hulled. The barge is at anchor approx 1/2 nm NE of Hart Island, NY.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #2 HEATING OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5901714 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 40.848N 073.756W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7957: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7957

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