TUG Location

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   Spills·NOAAORR-83292011-06-26 00:00Z → cancelled 2011-07-10 00:00Z
   Tug aries; 95 miles east of st
   Bering Sea

   Tug Aries; 95 miles east of St. Paul, Alaska.
   95 miles east of St. Paul, Alaska.
   1. On June 26, 2011, the NOAA Duty Officer was notified of the sinking of the 68-foot tugboat Aries in the Bering Sea approximately 95 miles east of St. Paul Island. St Paul is one of the Pribilof Islands, and is about 750 miles west of Anchorage. All 4 crew members were rescued. The Tug is sunken in about 300 feet of water, and there is a potential of 29,000 gallons of diesel. A sheen was reported on the surface. On Monday, June 27, USCG requested a trajectory for the fuel oil believed to be leaking from the vessel. Rate is unknown at this time. The tug was towing a barge carrying a mobile home and construction equipment. The barge was anchored to keep it from drifting. Another tug is en route and expected to arrive this afternoon. At the sunken tug location of approximately 100 nm ESE of St. Paul and about 100 meters water depth, considerable concern was expressed by NMFS regarding the [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL, LUBE OIL, HYDRAULIC OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 29000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 56.800N 167.383W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8329: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8329