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TUG During A Steering Failure

1 message · 2004-07-27

status
no warning in force
first mention
2004-07-27 00:00Z
latest mention
2004-07-27 00:00Z
reported as
Spills1
last position
44.340, -75.925

Messages · 1, oldest first

One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-1197. This page grows when the name is issued again.

  1. 1
    Spills·NOAAORR-11972004-07-27 00:00Z → cancelled 2004-08-10 00:00Z
    Barge KTC115; saint lawrence river, ny
    Barge KTC115; Saint Lawrence River, NY.
Saint Lawrence River, NY.
1. On 07/27/2004, the SSC was notified of a barge grounding on the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The Canadian flagged, barge KTC-115 broke free from its tug during a steering failure. Before the tug could recover the KTC 115, it grounded on Frontenac Shoal in position 44deg 20.408' N 075deg 55.508' W near Alexander Bay NY. KTC-115 contained 35% calcium chloride solution. The barge sustained damage to the starboard tank, which contained 170,000 gallons. Over 12,000 gallons spilled from the tank before it reached equilibrium. Divers found three cracks near the starboard bow. NOAA provided a worst case scenario for a release of the product.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: CALCIUM CHLORIDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 170000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 44.340N 075.925W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1197: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1197

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