M/V Athos I

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-1236. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-12362004-11-27 00:00Z → cancelled 2004-12-11 00:00Z
   Delaware river, nj/pa
   M/V Athos I; Delaware River, Nj/pa · North Atlantic Ocean

   M/V Athos I; Delaware River, NJ/PA.
   Delaware River, NJ/PA.
   1. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on November 26, 2004, the M/T Athos I, a 750-foot tanker, hit one (or more) obstructions in the Delaware River near Philadelphia, PA. A 15-foot curved piece of pipe was ultimately found with the assistance of the NOAA Navigation Response Team. After further examination, the hull showed evidence that the ship may have hit more than one object. The tanker, registered in Cyprus, was carrying 325,000 barrels (13.6 million gallons) of heavy crude oil from Venezuela. The collision(s) created three holes, the largest a 6-foot by 2-foot tear in the hull that breached a center cargo tank and port side water ballast tank, releasing approximately 264,000 gallons. After the incident, a review of PORTS tide level recordings showed the collision(s) occurred at maximum spring low tide. The oil from the ruptured tank spread down river, ultimately oiling 57 miles of [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: BACHAQUERO CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 13700000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
   3. POSITION 39.858N 075.230W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1236: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1236