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Great egg harbor inlet, nj

Capsized Barge; Great Egg Harbor Inlet, Nj · 2 messages · 2009-09-22 to 2009-10-16

status
closed 2009-10-16 00:00Z
opened
2009-09-22 00:00Z
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.308, -74.555
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-8101

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-81012009-09-22 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-10-06 00:00Z
    Little egg inlet, njgrounding
    Sailboat sinking; Little Egg Inlet, NJ.
Little Egg Inlet, NJ.
1. On September 21, 2009 at approximately 2200 hrs, a 40 ft. sailboat missed the entrance to Little Egg Inlet, NJ, hitting the shoal and capsizing. The vessel went down in 10-14 ft. of water with approximately 35 gallons of diesel fuel on board. Passengers were rescued by the USCG. On Sept. 22 at 1510 local time, the USCG requested fate and trajectory information from NOAA, due to concerns of a nearby wildlife refuge.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 35 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 39.488N 074.285W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8101: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8101
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-81202009-10-02 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-10-16 00:00Z
    Great egg harbor inlet, njoil
    Capsized Barge; Great Egg Harbor Inlet, NJ.
Great Egg Harbor Inlet, NJ.
1. On October 2, 2009 a construction barge capsized due to unknown reasons inside of Great Egg Harbor Inlet, NJ. The USCG reports that the incident occurred at 4 pm local time. The barge has 600 gallons of diesel on board. USCG has requested a trajectory analysis for the oil.
2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 600 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.308N 074.555W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8120: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8120

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