BARGE Nestucca

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   Spills·NOAAORR-66411988-12-23 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-01-06 00:00Z
   Grays harbor, washington
   T/b Nestucca; Grays Harbor, Washington · North Pacific Ocean

   T/B NESTUCCA; Grays Harbor, Washington.
   Grays Harbor, Washington.
   1. In the early morning of December 23, 1988, the tug Ocean Service collided with its tow, the barge Nestucca, while trying to replace a broken tow line. Both the barge and tug were owned by Sause Brothers Ocean Towing Co. of Coos Bay, Oregon and were en route from Ferndale, Washington to Portland, Oregon when the collision occurred approximately 3 kilometers off the coast of Washington, near Grays Harbor. The barge was carrying over 69,000 barrels of Number 6 fuel oil. The tug punctured a cargo tank, releasing an estimated 5500 barrels of the heavy marine fuel into the ocean. It was an overcast, moonlit night and the vessels were reportedly rolling in 6 to 10 foot swells. USCG district 13. Keyword: International Bird Rescue and Research Center (IBRRC), volunteers, oil snares, pompoms, sub-surface oil, manual removal, vegetation cutting, collision, disposal..
   2. COMMODITY: BUNKER C. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 231000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 46.917N 124.250W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6641: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6641

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   Spills·NOAAORR-82272010-05-20 00:00Z → cancelled 2010-06-03 00:00Z
   Barge nestucca; 8 miles off columbia river bar
   North Pacific Ocean

   Barge Nestucca; 8 miles off Columbia River Bar.
   8 miles off Columbia River Bar.
   1. At 2145 on May 19, 2010, NOAA ERD in Seattle was notified of a lost tow from the Tug Mikihana off Ledbetter Point, WA, near the mouth of the Columbia River. The barge Nestucca was carrying 400 gal #2 diesel and 7000 tons construction material. USCG requested ADIOS and trajectory. Shortly before midnight the tug managed to recover the barge and regain the tow. No spill reported. Note that the barge Nestucca was involved in a large oil spill in December 1988 when the tow cable parted between the tug Ocean Service and barge Nestucca, spilling 231,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil off the Washington coast.
   2. THREAT: OIL.
   3. POSITION 46.248N 124.284W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8227: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8227