barge · named in official warnings

BARGE Cargo

1 message · 2026-01-12

status: no warning in force
first mention: 2026-01-12 00:00Z
latest mention: 2026-01-12 00:00Z
reported as: Spills1
sea: Gulf of Mexico
last position: 30.730, -88.043

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Spills · 2 messages2026-01-12 → 2026-02-18Chemical release from container ship northern jaguar, apm terminal; mobile, alabama

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-11101. This page grows when the name is issued again.

Spills·NOAAORR-111012026-01-12 00:00Z → cancelled 2026-01-26 00:00Z

PXJ4+4W mobile, al, USA

Vehicle Barge Fire In Ship Channel; Mobile, Alabama · Gulf of Mexico

Vehicle Barge Fire in Ship Channel; Mobile, Alabama.
PXJ4+4W Mobile, AL, USA.
1. On January 12, 2026, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector Mobile notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) of a fire aboard a salvage auto barge that caught fire and ran aground on the Mobile River downstream of the Cochrane Bridge. The USCG requested support from the NOAA SSC regarding threat assessment and possible modeling of smoke plume. The NOAA SSC provided initial recommendations on air monitoring, as well as spot weather forecast. More details regarding site conditions and the barge cargo are pending further assessment. The USCG Gulf Strike Team is enroute to conduct air monitoring. The SSC remains on standby for further support.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: UNSPECIFIED METAL, AUTOS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 30.730N 088.043W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11101: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11101

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