barge · named in official warnings
M/V Atlantic
2 messages · 1998-05-28 to 2004-11-18
- status
- no warning in force
- first mention
- 1998-05-28 00:00Z
- latest mention
- 2004-11-18 09:46Z
- reported as
- Spills1Surveys1
- seas
- North Atlantic OceanMediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- last position
- 31.804, 31.006
Track · one row per mention
- mentions
- 2
- span
- 2,366 d
- in force
- 48 d
- along track
- 5,484.9 nm
- first → last
- 5,484.9 nm
| issued | type | where | position | status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-05-28 | Spills | T/b Atlantic; Eagle Island, North Carolina | 34.27, -78.00 | → 1998-06-11 |
| 2004-11-18 | Surveys | Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin | 31.80, 31.01 | → 2004-12-23 |
Messages · 2, oldest first
- 1Spills·NOAAORR-72971998-05-28 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-06-11 00:00ZEagle island, north carolinaT/b Atlantic; Eagle Island, North Carolina · North Atlantic Ocean
T/B Atlantic; Eagle Island, North Carolina. Eagle Island, North Carolina. 1. USCG MSO Wilmington conducted a detailed boarding of the uninspected towing vessel (UTC) Porpoise and the barge Atlantic on May 28, 1998, to determine compliance with pollution prevention regulations. The Porpoise had brought the Atlantic into the Port of Wilmington and both vessels were moored at the Eagle Island terminal. Initial reports from the crew of the Porpoise and her owners suggested that the Atlantic was only carrying "clean ballast." However, MSO Wilmington investigators were given reports that the tank barge was carrying liquid waste material, or possibly vegetable oils, or possible tank washings consisting of various edible oil residues and caustic-based solvents. On June 5, 1998, the owner of the Atlantic arranged for a marine chemist to evaluate the condition of the barge and to take samples of the liquid carried in the tanks. Those samples were to be sent to a [...] 2. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN LIQUID MATERIAL. 3. POSITION 34.270N 078.000W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7297: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7297
- 2Surveys·HYDROLANT 1863/042004-11-18 09:46Z → cancelled 2004-12-23 00:00ZSurvey operations in progress until 22 dec by M/V atlantic towing six 6000 meter long cables in area bound…Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 22 DEC BY M/V ATLANTIC TOWING SIX 6000 METER LONG CABLES IN AREA BOUND BY 32-00.0N 030-48.2E, 32-02.0N 031-12.0E, 32-06.0N 031-14.0E, 31-35.2N 031-10.2E, 31-33.2N 030-51.0E, 31-44.7N 030-48.2E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 23 DEC.
Not for navigation. The name is read automatically from official navigational warnings; a common name can belong to more than one ship, and a message may describe work the vessel is doing (cable, survey) rather than something that happened to it. Mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.