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TANKER Northern SUN RAN

1 message · 1989-07-29

status
no warning in force
first mention
1989-07-29 00:00Z
latest mention
1989-07-29 00:00Z
reported as
Spills1
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
last position
41.773, -70.507

Messages · 1, oldest first

One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6712. This page grows when the name is issued again.

  1. 1
    Spills·NOAAORR-67121989-07-29 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-08-12 00:00Z
    Cape cod canal, massachusetts
    T/v Northern Sun; Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts · North Atlantic Ocean
    T/V NORTHERN SUN; Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts.
Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts.
1. On July 29, 1989 the tanker NORTHERN SUN ran aground in the Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts. Initial attempts to refloat the tank vessel during the falling tide had failed. The vessel's tanks contained an estimated 882,000 gallons of gasoline. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 882000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.773N 070.507W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6712: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6712

Not for navigation. The name is read automatically from official navigational warnings; a common name can belong to more than one ship, and a message may describe work the vessel is doing (cable, survey) rather than something that happened to it. Mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.

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