T/b E-24; "the race," long island sound, fishers island, new york

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1. 1
   NOAAORR-90491985-06-26 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-07-10 00:00Z
   Spartina marsh asphalt spill; barnstable harbor, cape cod bay, maoil

   Spartina Marsh Asphalt Spill; Barnstable harbor, Cape Cod Bay, MA.
   Barnstable harbor, Cape Cod Bay, MA.
   1. The ship Kathryn Marie sank in 75' of water NW of Barnstable Harbor, Cape Cod Bay with 500 gal diesel on board. CG overflight reported circular sheen 25yds diameter. Want trajectory for worst case scenario.
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 41.820N 070.384W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9049: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9049

2. 2
   NOAAORR-90531985-07-12 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-07-26 00:00Z
   Buzzards bay, maoil

   Diesel Slicks Buzzards Bay; Buzzards Bay, MA.
   Buzzards Bay, MA.
   1. 2 diesel slicks reported in Buzzards Bay (400x50 ft, 200x50ft) 3.9 miles from Cutty Hunk Island in a direction of 26 magnetic
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 41.500N 070.890W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9053: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9053

3. 3
   NOAAORR-90571985-07-12 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-07-26 00:00Z
   Woods hole, maoil

   F/V Yankee Rose Grounded; Woods Hole, MA.
   Woods Hole, MA.
   1. F/V Yankee Rose grounded
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 41.518N 070.674W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9057: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9057

4. 4
   NOAAORR-90541985-07-13 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-07-27 00:00Z
   Buzzards bay, maoil

   Grounded F/V Miss Margie; Buzzards Bay, MA.
   Buzzards Bay, MA.
   1. Grounded fishing vessel Miss Margie, SW Naushon Is 0.2 miles offshore South Eastern side of Robinson Hole (directly NW of Martha's Vinyard) ahs 6000 gal diesel on board.
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 41.445N 070.802W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9054: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9054

5. 5
   NOAAORR-90591985-07-28 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-08-11 00:00Z
   Cuttyhunk island, maoil

   P/V Pilgrim Bell; Cuttyhunk Island, MA.
   Cuttyhunk Island, MA.
   1. Passenger ship Pilgrim Bell grounded 1mi SW of Cuttyhunk Is. There was a 3x9' gash in ship ~some bilge oil and sewage lost. Potential of 2000 gals diesel. Plan is to off load passengers (90 people) plug hole *10 or 101? mattresses) and tow the vessel in.
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 41.400N 070.975W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9059: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9059

6. 6
   NOAAORR-90601985-07-28 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-08-11 00:00Z
   Fall river, machemical

   Caustic soda; Fall River, MA.
   Fall River, MA.
   1. 50 gallons of caustic soda spilled off a pier at Fall River, MA @ ~1635 EDT
   2. THREAT: CHEMICAL.
   3. POSITION 41.699N 071.191W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9060: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9060

7. 7
   NOAAORR-90611985-07-31 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-08-14 00:00Z
   Watch pond, martha's vinyard, nyoil

   F/V New Moon; Watch Pond, Martha's Vinyard, NY.
   Watch Pond, Martha's Vinyard, NY.
   1. F/V new Moon grounded on the beach off of Watch Pond at 1030 EDT Vessel is carrying 500 gal of diesel, 0 gal spilled thus far. Will offload and try to refloat on high tide 8/1.
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 41.342N 070.625W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9061: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9061

8. 8
   NOAAORR-90691985-09-09 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-09-23 00:00Z
   Tanker lost 2 barrels; narragansett bay, maoil

   Tanker Lost 2 Barrels; Narragansett Bay, MA.
   Narragansett Bay, MA.
   1. Tanker lost 2 barrells of #6 during fuel transfer in Narragansett Bay.
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 41.622N 071.354W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9069: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9069

9. 9
   NOAAORR-90711985-09-26 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-10-10 00:00Z
   Aushnet river, maoil

   F/V Hady Gabriella; Aushnet River, MA.
   Aushnet River, MA.
   1. F/V hady Gabriella on fire in Aushnet River (new Bedford Habour). Total potential is 10,000 Gallons, none spilled yet. On scene weather: winds SE 20-20 knots, forecast: E 10-20 knots three thsi afternoon
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 41.678N 070.917W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9071: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9071

10. 10
    NOAAORR-62951985-10-30 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-13 00:00Z
    Wilkes ledge, buzzards bay, massachusetts

    M/V Sun Bird; Wilkes Ledge, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
    Wilkes Ledge, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
    1. At approximately 0830 on October 30, 1985, the M/V Sun Bird, a 310-foot general cargo ship out of Tokyo, Japan, grounded on Wilkes Ledge, a shoal two nautical miles due west of Mishaum Point, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The vessel's momentum carried it off the shoal. It anchored nearby, where it was reported to be taking on water and releasing oil. A survey determined that damage was confined to the no. 3 central fuel tank and consisted of a 20-foot long by two-foot wide gash starboard of the keel. The no. 3 central tank was sounded and found to contain 17,000 gallons of water and 15,000 gallons of No. 4 fuel oil. Forty-five minutes after the spill, observers on a U.S. Coast Guard overflight reported a slick measuring 1,000 yards by 500 yards emanating from the vessel. USCG district 0.
    2. COMMODITY: NO. 4 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2500 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 41.617N 070.683W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6295: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6295

11. 11
    NOAAORR-90781985-10-30 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-13 00:00Z
    M/V sunbird aground in buzzards bay; wilkes ledge, buzzards bay, maoil

    M/V Sunbird aground In Buzzards Bay; Wilkes Ledge, Buzzards Bay, MA.
    Wilkes Ledge, Buzzards Bay, MA.
    1. The Ship Sunbird ran aground on Wilkes Ledge In In Buzzards Bay. It Had A Cargo of 50 Tins Of #4- It has A Slow Leak. Slick Reported 45 mins after grounding was 1000 yds x 500 yds- norh. At 0940 PST, Sunbird refloated, had a water bottom- no more oil leaking. Damage Was To Be Surveyed b000y Divers. http://buzzardsbay.org/pastspills.htm
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 41.513N 070.913W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9078: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9078

12. 12
    NOAAORR-90811985-11-02 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-16 00:00Z
    Block island, rioil

    Oiled Block Island beach; Block Island, RI.
    Block Island, RI.
    1. Oil on the beach on block Island and in surf at Jetty south of Old Harbor and around past SE Point. Appears to be #6. Oil is 4 ft wide on beach ~ 25 yds in Surf. Want us to hind cast to determine where oil could have come from
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 41.176N 071.554W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9081: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9081

13. 13
    NOAAORR-62971985-11-03 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-17 00:00Z
    Mystery oil spill, block island sound; block island sound, rhode island

    Mystery Oil Spill, Block Island Sound; Block Island Sound, Rhode Island.
    Block Island Sound, Rhode Island.
    1. On the morning of November 3, 1985, a spill of heavy black oil, extending two miles south of the jetty at Old Harbor to Southeast Point on Block Island, was reported to the U.S. Coast Guard. The impacted area was described as being a 4-foot wide strip along the beach and a 25-yard strip in the water at the edge of the surf zone. USCG district 1.
    2. COMMODITY: HEAVY BLACK OIL.
    3. POSITION 41.286N 071.635W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6297: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6297

14. 14
    NOAAORR-63001985-11-14 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-28 00:00Z
    Buzzards bay, massachusetts

    Mystery Oil Sheens; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
    Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
    1. At approximately 1425 on November 14, 1985, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office in Providence, Rhode Island, received a report from Air Station Cape Cod that a private aircraft had seen three separate sheens of oil in Buzzards Bay. These sheens were described to be approximately 300-yards long and 75-yards wide, and located in the southern portion of Buzzards Bay. USCG district 1.
    2. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
    3. POSITION 41.617N 070.683W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6300: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6300

15. 15
    NOAAORR-90851985-11-14 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-28 00:00Z
    Buzzards bay, maoil

    Buzzards Bay Sheen; Buzzards Bay, MA.
    Buzzards Bay, MA.
    1. There patches of sheen see on Buzzards Bay at ~1425 EST. 1) light bsheen, 300 yds by 75 yds 2) med sheen 2000 yds by 200 yds 3) medium sheen, 1000 yds by 500 yds . Want To Know if they should expect land fall and prepare clean up operations
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 41.529N 070.836W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9085: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9085

16. 16
    NOAAORR-63021985-11-19 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-12-03 00:00Z
    Davisville, rhode island

    General Dynamics Company; Davisville, Rhode Island.
    Davisville, Rhode Island.
    1. At approximately 1600 on November 19, 1985, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Providence, Rhode Island, was notified by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management of a chemical spill at the Davisville General Dynamics facility. The original report indicated that 400-500 gallons of a cleaning compound had been released into a storm drain which leads to a tidal basin within Narragansett Bay. The cleaning solution consisted of 10 pounds of trisodium phosphate, 10 pounds of sodium metasilicate, 5 gallons of citric acid, and 5 gallons of triethanolamine. USCG district 1.
    2. COMMODITY: TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM METASILICATE, CITRIC ACID, TRIETHANOLAMINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 41.617N 071.483W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6302: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6302

17. 17
    NOAAORR-63031985-11-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-12-06 00:00Z
    E-24; block island sound, fishers island, new york

    E-24; Block Island Sound, Fishers Island, New York.
    Block Island Sound, Fishers Island, New York.
    1. On November 22, 1985, at 1345, the tug Norseman, with the Tank Barge E-24 in tow, reported that the barge was taking on water. The barge was loaded with 20,000 barrels of Number 6 Fuel Oil. Fifteen minutes later, the E-24 was standing almost vertically with about 20 feet of the barge visible above the surface of the water. At the time of the incident, there was heavy rain, 5-6 foot seas, and winds from the east at 25 knots. The incident took place in an area known as "The Race", the passage between the Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean, which typically has severe rip tides and rough, unpredictable seas. On November 23 at 2250 the barge sank in a keel-up position in 185 feet of water. Approximately 15-24 barrels of Number 6 fuel oil was forced from compartment vents, and as much as 47 barrels of diesel fuel was lost from the pump room. The cargo compartments were not damaged [...]
    2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 FUEL OIL, DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3150 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 41.232N 072.022W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6303: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6303

18. 18
    NOAAORR-90871985-11-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-12-06 00:00Z
    Barge e-24 long island sound; long island sound, nyoil

    Barge e-24 Long Island Sound; Long Island Sound, NY.
    Long Island Sound, NY.
    1. The barge, e-24, sank in Long Island Sound after entering the Race, struck bottom and broke the hawser. there was 20,00 barrels of #6 in the tanks- an indetermined amount spilled. Intial slick spotted at 1420 PSt 11/22) was 2 Miles x 3/4 over Bartlet Reef Oriented in the NNW direction. Slick ( at 0430 PSt 11/23) was 1//4 x 1/2 mile./ Black oil globs were noted. Oil observed 11/24 on the Montank Shoreline, 5-6 pancake size peices- about 5 every 30 yds
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 41.239N 072.060W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9087: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9087

19. 19
    NOAAORR-90961985-12-13 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-12-27 00:00Z
    Vessel sinking in rhode island sound with 2000 gallons of diesel on board.oil

    Vessel sinking Rhode Island Sound; Rhode Island.
    Rhode Island.
    1. Vessel sinking in Rhode Island Sound with 2000 gallons of diesel on board.. Request trajectory, resource at risk
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 41.434N 071.220W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9096: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9096

20. 20
    NOAAORR-63201985-12-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-01-05 00:00Z
    T/b E-24; "the race," long island sound, fishers island, new york

    T/B E-24; "The Race," Long Island Sound, Fishers Island, New York.
    "The Race," Long Island Sound, Fishers Island, New York.
    1. At 1345 on November 22, 1985, the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, New London, was notified by the tug Norseman that its tow, the tank barge E-24, was taking on water. The tug and tow were headed eastward in Long Island Sound en route to Boston from Port Bayonne, New Jersey, with a cargo of 20,000 barrels of no. 6 fuel oil. Weather conditions were poor, with heavy rain, easterly winds at 25 knots, and 5-6 foot seas. The master of the Norseman reversed course and headed back into Long Island Sound. The Coast Guard, fearing a catastrophic loss of the barge and the release of the cargo of no. 6 fuel oil into the environmentally sensitive Long Island Sound, ordered the master to come about and head towards open water. It was thought that towing against the seas and current would stabilize the E-24 and reduce its chance of sinking. USCG district 3.
    2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 FUEL OIL, DIESEL.
    3. POSITION 41.260N 071.980W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6320: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6320