BARGE Ocean Transporter

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6531. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-65311987-12-07 00:00Z → cancelled 1987-12-21 00:00Z
   Charleston, south carolina
   T/b Ocean Transporter; Charleston, South Carolina · North Atlantic Ocean

   T/B Ocean Transporter; Charleston, South Carolina.
   Charleston, South Carolina.
   1. During the early morning hours of December 4-5, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Charleston, received a report from the tug Jennifer L. Boudreaux that its towing line to the tanker barge Ocean Transporter had parted. The barge, carrying a cargo of 7,000 short tons of para-xylene in bulk, was taking on water and sinking approximately 120 nautical miles east of Charleston. The barge sank stern first; neither the bow nor any of the cargo tanks sustained any apparent damage. USCG district 7.
   2. COMMODITY: PARAXYLENE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 14000000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 32.755N 079.780W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6531: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6531