A 43 foot recreational fishing vessel grounded on the 'sow and pigs reef" just south of cuttyhunk island in…

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   NOAAORR-84772012-07-11 00:00Z → cancelled 2012-07-25 00:00Z
   Martha's vineyard, magrounding

   FV Sherry Ann; Martha's Vineyard, MA.
   Martha's Vineyard, MA.
   1. 45 foot aluminium hull vessel grounded on Squibnocket Beach (SE facing side) overnight. The vessel is carrying 800 gallons of diesel fuel (no release). The owner attempted to haul the vessel off the beach prior to high tide, resulting in a breach of the hull. Coast Guard is on scene along with a professional salvage company with hopes of refloating the vessel on the high tide. If that is not possible, a more complex salvage plan will be required. Access is difficult and the area is important to two endangered species, the piping plover (currently with chicks) and the northeastern beach tiger beetle. This is critical habitat for the beetle in particular. USFWS and MA Div. of Fisheries and Wildlife experts have been engaged.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 800 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
   3. POSITION 41.193N 070.801W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8477: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8477

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   NOAAORR-84922012-08-16 00:00Z → cancelled 2012-08-30 00:00Z
   A 43 foot recreational fishing vessel grounded on the 'sow and pigs reef" just south of cuttyhunk island in…grounding

   F/V "Up The Ladder"; Cuttyhunk, MA.
   Cuttyhunk, MA.
   1. A 43 foot recreational fishing vessel grounded on the 'Sow and Pigs Reef" just south of Cuttyhunk Island in Buzzards Bay, MA. She is carrying 400 gallons of diesel fuel and was towed to an intentional grounding area on a sand/gravel beach on the north side of Westend Pond (which does not communicate with the sea). Actions: 1. She currently sits 200 yds off the beach, vents have been closed and she is no longer sheening. 2. Salvage resources are due to arrive by 2000 tonight 3. NOAA SSC has informed and briefed the DOI Trustee, particularly with regard to Penikese Island (2.5 miles to the north) where roseate terns (endangered) have been known to roost. Potential for impacts is very low. 4. NOAA produced fate models indicating very low likelihood of oil threatening Penikese Island.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 400 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
   3. POSITION 41.416N 070.946W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8492: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8492