tug · named in official warnings

TUG Alex D

1 message · 2013-12-23

status: no warning in force
first mention: 2013-12-23 00:00Z
latest mention: 2013-12-23 00:00Z
reported as: Spills1
sea: Gulf of Mexico
last position: 29.540, -94.510

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-8705. This page grows when the name is issued again.

Spills·NOAAORR-87052013-12-23 00:00Z → cancelled 2014-01-06 00:00Z

Utv alex d, barge collision; icw, mile maker 341, tx

Gulf of Mexico

UTV Alex D, Barge Collision; ICW, mile maker 341, TX.
ICW, mile maker 341, TX.
1. On December 23, 2013, USCG notified the NOAA Emergency Response Division of a barge accident near Texas City, TX. The Tug LAKES CHARLES, pushing two barges, collided with the Tug ALEX D, pushing 3 barges. The incident occurred approximately 22 miles west of the High Island bridge on the Intracoastal Waterway. Two barges were damaged. A barge containing Calcium Chloride solution was successfully lightered on Dec 24th, with no release of product. A double-hulled barge carrying crude oil was also damaged but mo crude oil was released.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CALCIUM CHLORIDE (CACL2) 25 % SOLUTION. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.540N 094.510W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8705: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8705

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