BARGE Discharging A Light Crude OIL

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-8562. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-85622013-01-27 00:00Z → cancelled 2013-02-10 00:00Z
   Barge MOC-12 allision with miss

   Barge MOC-12 Allision with Miss. R. Bridge; Miss R. at Vicksburg, MS.
   Miss R. at Vicksburg, MS.
   1. The NOAA Hazmat Duty Officer was contacted late morning on 27 Jan 13 for assistance with a barge discharging a light crude oil into the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Vickburg, MS after an allision with the Vicksburg, MS RR bridge at Mile Marker 437. The RR bridge is about 100 yards up river from the I-20 bridge, and is currently open after an initial inspection. The NOAA SSC was contacted at 11:45 am to support USCG Sector Lower Mississippi River (LMR). Sector LMR requested a trajectory to see how far the oil may have flowed down stream.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SWEET CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 173040 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
   3. POSITION 32.315N 090.907W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8562: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8562