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• Spills · 20 messages1985-06-26 → 1986-01-05T/b E-24; "the race," long island sound, fishers island, new york

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   Spills·NOAAORR-63031985-11-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-12-06 00:00Z
   E-24; block island sound, fishers island, new york
   North Atlantic Ocean

   E-24; Block Island Sound, Fishers Island, New York.
   Block Island Sound, Fishers Island, New York.
   1. On November 22, 1985, at 1345, the tug Norseman, with the Tank Barge E-24 in tow, reported that the barge was taking on water. The barge was loaded with 20,000 barrels of Number 6 Fuel Oil. Fifteen minutes later, the E-24 was standing almost vertically with about 20 feet of the barge visible above the surface of the water. At the time of the incident, there was heavy rain, 5-6 foot seas, and winds from the east at 25 knots. The incident took place in an area known as "The Race", the passage between the Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean, which typically has severe rip tides and rough, unpredictable seas. On November 23 at 2250 the barge sank in a keel-up position in 185 feet of water. Approximately 15-24 barrels of Number 6 fuel oil was forced from compartment vents, and as much as 47 barrels of diesel fuel was lost from the pump room. The cargo compartments were not damaged [...]
   2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 FUEL OIL, DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3150 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 41.232N 072.022W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6303: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6303

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   Spills·NOAAORR-63201985-12-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-01-05 00:00Z
   T/b E-24; "the race," long island sound, fishers island, new york
   North Atlantic Ocean

   T/B E-24; "The Race," Long Island Sound, Fishers Island, New York.
   "The Race," Long Island Sound, Fishers Island, New York.
   1. At 1345 on November 22, 1985, the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, New London, was notified by the tug Norseman that its tow, the tank barge E-24, was taking on water. The tug and tow were headed eastward in Long Island Sound en route to Boston from Port Bayonne, New Jersey, with a cargo of 20,000 barrels of no. 6 fuel oil. Weather conditions were poor, with heavy rain, easterly winds at 25 knots, and 5-6 foot seas. The master of the Norseman reversed course and headed back into Long Island Sound. The Coast Guard, fearing a catastrophic loss of the barge and the release of the cargo of no. 6 fuel oil into the environmentally sensitive Long Island Sound, ordered the master to come about and head towards open water. It was thought that towing against the seas and current would stabilize the E-24 and reduce its chance of sinking. USCG district 3.
   2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 FUEL OIL, DIESEL.
   3. POSITION 41.260N 071.980W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6320: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6320