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• Spills · 3 messages2022-11-04 → 2022-12-11Whitney oil & gas well 259 garden island bay leak; port eads, la, USA
• Spills · 3 messages2019-06-29 → 2019-08-12Port orchard railway marina, wa
• Spills · 6 messages2017-09-04 → 2017-11-28San francisco bay, ca, USA
• Spills · 2 messages1985-04-24 → 1985-05-08San juan harbor, puerto rico

Messages · 12, oldest first

1. 1
   Spills·NOAAORR-62801985-04-24 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-05-08 00:00Z
   San juan harbor, puerto rico
   M/V Honduras; San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico · North Atlantic Ocean

   M/V Honduras; San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico.
   San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico.
   1. WE HAVE HAD A COLLISION IN THE HARBOR INVOLVING A GENERAL CARGO VESSEL AND A TUG BOAT. THE SUBJ VSL IS 145 MTRS IN LENGHT. THE PROBLEM OCCURED AT 0410 LOCAL THIS MORNING. THE TUG WAS PULLED INTO THE SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL WHERE IT SANK. THE SUBJ VSL HAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOW BUT IS IN NO IMMEDIATE DANGER OF SINKING. ALL PEOPLE ARE ACCTD FOR. LOCAL WX IS CLR WITH VERY LIGHT WINDS TEMP 75F. THE VESSEL IS MOORED AT PIER 11. FIRE IS OUT. THE DANGEROUS CARGO O/B IS LISTED AS TETRAMETHYLETHYLENEDIAMINE. USCG district 7.
   2. COMMODITY: TETRAMETHYLETHYLENEDIAMINE.
   3. POSITION 18.440N 066.101W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6280: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6280

2. 2
   Spills·NOAAORR-78662008-08-01 00:00Z → cancelled 2008-08-15 00:00Z
   Buzzard's bay, ma
   Tug Canal Deluge Fire; Buzzard's Bay, Ma · North Atlantic Ocean

   Tug Canal Deluge Fire; Buzzard's Bay, MA.
   Buzzard's Bay, MA.
   1. On August 1, 2008, NOAA ERD was notified that the 129-foot Towing vessel CANAL REFUGE was on fire Near Fairhaven in Buzzards Bay, MA. The vessel has 5000 gallons of diesel fuel on-board. The Coast Guard rescued three people from the tug boat. The CANAL DELUGE was one of two tugs escorting a barge when the crew reported a fire in the engine room. NOAA was requested to provide trajectory and weather support.
   2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 41.527N 070.855W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7866: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7866

3. 3
   Spills·NOAAORR-85852013-04-13 00:00Z → cancelled 2013-04-27 00:00Z
   Offshore of point sur, ca
   Tug Delta Captain; Offshore of Point Sur, Ca · North Pacific Ocean

   Tug Delta Captain; Offshore of Point Sur, CA.
   Offshore of Point Sur, CA.
   1. At approximately 1700 hours (local) on 13-APR-2013, the tug Delta Captain was reportedly sinking approximately 13NM off Point Sur, CA. At the time, she was towing a deck barge with a crane on board and a total of 22,000 gallons of diesel (18,000 on the tug, 4,000 on the barge). By the time a USCG helicopter was on-scene to conduct search & rescue operations, the barge, a life boat and debris was visible but no signs of pollution and no tug boat. Four survivors were rescued and taken to shore and the tug is believed sunk and possibly suspended below the barge by a 1,400 foot tow cable. Water depths in the area are approximately 400 fathoms (2,400 feet), seas are reportedly 14-16 feet and gale force winds. A second tug boat is due on-scene in the next 14 hours. USCG Sector San Francisco contacted their NOAA SSC to request a precautionary “what if” trajectory in the event there is a [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 22000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 36.270N 122.155W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8585: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8585

4. 4
   Spills·NOAAORR-91782015-09-28 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-10-12 00:00Z
   Tug harken 10; straits of georgia, briitish columbia, canada
   The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia

   Tug Harken 10; Straits of Georgia, Briitish Columbia, Canada.
   Straits of Georgia, Briitish Columbia, Canada.
   1. On September 28, 2015, the NOAA Emergency Response Division was relayed a notification from the Canadian Coast Guard of a vessel sinking in Canadian waters of the Straits of Georgia. The 18 meter (60 foot) tug boat "Harken 10" sank in the middle of the Southern Straits of Georgia this morning in approximately 1000 feet of water west of Vancouver, BC. The crew were rescued. The vessel was reported to contain approximately 5100 gallons of diesel fuel, 160 gallons of lube and 160 gallons of hydraulic oil. Because of the proximity to the U.S. border, the US Coast Guard requested a trajectory analysis.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
   3. POSITION 49.087N 123.460W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9178: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9178

5. 5
   Spills·NOAAORR-96082017-10-25 00:00Z → cancelled 2017-11-08 00:00Z
   Tug caleb; half moon bay, ca 94019, USA
   North Pacific Ocean

   Tug CALEB; Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, USA.
   Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, USA.
   1. On 25-OCT-2017, the USCG Sector San Francisco contacted their NOAA SSC to request trajectory support for an "old" grounded tug boat in Half Moon Bay, CA. The 60-foot long Tug CALEB had been at anchor in Half Moon Bay but dragged anchor during recent heavy wave conditions. The USCG estimates there may be 3,000-5,000 gallons of mixed oily liquids on board. As USCG develops a plan to address the vessel, they have requested oil fate & transport support to assess the potential risks to local resources in the event that a spill occurs in the coming weeks.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
   3. POSITION 37.498N 122.478W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9608: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9608

6. 6
   Piracy·HYDROPAC 2953/182018-08-13 09:37Z → cancelled 2018-08-20 09:37Z
   Tug boat attacked in 05-27N 119-08E on 10 aug
   Sulu Sea · Malaysia · Sulu Sea

   SULU SEA.
   MALAYSIA.
   DNC 11.
   1. TUG BOAT ATTACKED IN 05-27N 119-08E ON 10 AUG.
      VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP CLEAR OF THIS
      POSITION AND TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
      REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
   2. CANCEL THIS MSG 200937Z AUG 18.
   

7. 7
   Spills·NOAAORR-99422019-07-29 00:00Z → cancelled 2019-08-12 00:00Z
   Port orchard railway marina, wa
   Sunken Tugboat Meagan M.; Port Orchard Railway Marina, Wa · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia

   Sunken Tugboat Meagan M.; Port Orchard Railway Marina, WA.
   Port Orchard Railway Marina, WA.
   1. On July 29, 2019, the USCG Sector Puget Sound notified NOAA ERD of a sunken tug boat at its slip in Railway Marina, Port Orchard, WA. An estimated 200 gallons of marine diesel has released with moderate sheen. Maximum potential for product onboard is unknown. OSROs are in route.
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 47.540N 122.640W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9942: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9942

8. 8
   Spills·NOAAORR-102482021-03-05 00:00Z → cancelled 2021-03-19 00:00Z
   Off bodega bay, ca
   Tug Boat and Towed Fishing Vessel Adrift, Bodega Bay, Ca · North Pacific Ocean

   Tug Boat and Towed Fishing Vessel Adrift, Bodega Bay, CA.
   Off Bodega Bay, CA.
   1. In the evening of 05-MAR-2021, USCG Sector San Francisco contacted their NOAA SSC regarding a tug boat & towed fishing vessel drifting towards shore off Bodega Bay, CA. During transit from WA State, the Tug HUNTER was towing the F/V AMERICAN CHALLENGER when there was a loss of propulsion and both vessels started drifting to the NNE. At the time of the report, the Tug HUNTER had deployed their anchor, but it had not yet caught bottom. USCG indicated that the primary pollution concern was from the Tug HUNTER, reportedly carrying 26,000 gallons diesel and 1,100 gallons. USCG requested a hypothetical trajectory estimate in the event of a grounding/spill to inform field investigations the following morning. The tug was able to anchor and was later towed to port but the fishing vessel grounded on rocks in a remote area south of Estero de San Antonio. A response effort is underway.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. TAGS: DERELICT, GROUNDING.
   3. POSITION 38.282N 122.994W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10248: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10248

9. 9
   Derelicts·HYDROPAC 3015/212021-10-22 05:46Z → cancelled 2021-10-22 14:44Z
   Derelict tug boat partially submerged in 12-00-18S 077-08-39W
   Eastern South Pacific · Peru · South Pacific Ocean

   EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
   PERU.
   DNC 07.
   DERELICT TUG BOAT PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN
   12-00-18S 077-08-39W.
   

10. 10
    Spills·NOAAORR-103842021-11-19 00:00Z → cancelled 2021-12-03 00:00Z
    Broadwater, va, USA
    Sinking Tow Boat Off of Chincoteague, Va · North Atlantic Ocean

    Sinking Tow Boat off of Chincoteague, VA.
    Broadwater, VA, USA.
    1. On November 19, 2021, USCG Sector Virginia received an emergency call from the Tugboat LYNX that the vessel was taking on water while towing an empty 80-foot long gasoline barge 32 miles east of Chincoteague, VA. The tug boat has 17,300 gallons of diesel on board. The tugboat remains afloat, under its own power, and is currently located 24 NMI northeast of the entrance to Chesapeake Bay.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 17500 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 37.322N 075.670W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10384: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10384

11. 11
    Spills·NOAAORR-105342022-11-07 00:00Z → cancelled 2022-11-21 00:00Z
    Allision between tug boat and out-of-service flowline, south pass 24, pilottown, la
    Gulf of Mexico

    Allision between Tug Boat and out-of-service Flowline, South Pass 24, Pilottown, LA.
    Pilottown, LA, USA.
    1. On November 7, 2022, the USCG received notification of an allision between a tug boat and an out-of-service Hilcorp flowline in South Pass 24. The pipeline discharged approximately 2bbl of crude oil. The pipeline may contain an additional max of 4bbl. A slick and sheen were present on the waterway. Impact on the shoreline is anticipated. The USCG requested fate, trajectory, and resources at risk.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 252 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
    3. POSITION 29.152N 089.330W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10534: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10534

12. 12
    Spills·NOAAORR-110442025-08-02 00:00Z → cancelled 2025-08-16 00:00Z
    Gulf of alaska
    Tug Sea Ranger Sinking; Gulf of Alaska · Gulf of Alaska

    Tug SEA RANGER Sinking; Gulf of Alaska.
    Gulf of Alaska.
    1. U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Unit Valdez contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) on 8/2/2025 regarding the partial sinking of a 110' tug boat, Sea Ranger, in the Gulf of Alaska, 175 miles SSE of Cordova, Alaska. The vessel has been repurposed as a pleasure craft and the crew/passengers have been successfully rescued. The vessel has approximately 2,500 gallons of diesel on board. USCG requested a report on the resources at risk. A fate and trajectory report may be requested once the location and vessel salvage efforts are confirmed.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 14000 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 58.420N 143.220W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11044: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11044