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BARGE Edgar O Sikes

1 message · 1986-03-19

status: no warning in force
first mention: 1986-03-19 00:00Z
latest mention: 1986-03-19 00:00Z
reported as: Spills1
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
last position: 33.948, -78.366

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Spills · 2 messages1986-03-19 → 1986-04-04Shallotte r, wilmington, nc 10-20K gal #6 were put int the inter coastal waterway (mile 328-330) 73 drums of…

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6346. This page grows when the name is issued again.

Spills·NOAAORR-63461986-03-19 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-04-02 00:00Z

Shallotte river, north carolina

T/b Edgar O. Sikes; Shallotte River, North Carolina · North Atlantic Ocean

T/B Edgar O. Sikes; Shallotte River, North Carolina.
Shallotte River, North Carolina.
1. At 2030 on March 17, 1986, the tank barge Edgar O. Sikes was underway in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway when it struck a submerged object thought to be an anchor for a nearby dredge. The 212-foot vessel was carrying approximately 9,000 barrels of No. 6 oil in each of its six tanks. The No. 1 starboard tank was holed following the collision and an estimated 60,000 gallons of oil were released. USCG district 5.
2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 60000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 33.948N 078.366W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6346: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6346

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