BARGE Broke

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   Spills·NOAAORR-62481979-01-08 00:00Z → cancelled 1979-01-22 00:00Z
   Bantry bay, ireland
   Betelgeuse; Bantry Bay, Ireland · North Atlantic Ocean

   Betelgeuse; Bantry Bay, Ireland.
   Bantry Bay, Ireland.
   1. In the early afternoon of January 8, 1979, the tanker Betelgeuse exploded at the offshore pier of the Gulf Oil Terminal at Whiddy Island in Bantry Bay, Ireland. The tanker broke in two and settled in 130 feet of water with 300,000 barrels of oil remaining onboard. The fire burned throughout the day. During the night the fire was extinguished and the stern section sank completely. Approximately 14,720 barrels of oil leaked from the vessel, 3,680 barrels of which impacted the shoreline. Keyword: Manual removal, suction operations, containment boom, skimmer, BP 1100WD, explosion, fire, sinking, sub-surface oil, salvage, lightering..
   2. COMMODITY: MIXED ARABIAN CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 618000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 50.667N 012.067W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6248: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6248

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   Spills·NOAAORR-93952016-11-17 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-12-01 00:00Z
   On 16-Nov-2016, a jack-up barge broke from its moorings in heavy weather
   Jack-up Barge Grounding; Nome, Ak · Nome, Ak · Bering Sea

   Jack-Up Barge Grounding; Nome, AK.
   Nome, AK.
   1. On 16-Nov-2016, a jack-up barge broke from its moorings in heavy weather. An excavator, that was on the barge, went overboard in 20 feet of water with approximately 150 gallons of hydraulic oil in the tank. The barge grounded on the outer harbor jetty and is in danger of breaking apart in heavy surf. There is a fuel tank strapped to the deck containing 200 gallons of diesel. The USCG has requested a spot forecast.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL AND HYDRAULIC OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 350 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 64.496N 165.439W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9395: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9395