DREDGE Pontoon Barge

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   Spills·NOAAORR-89072015-04-10 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-04-24 00:00Z
   Icw near horn island gulf of mexico
   Sunken Deck Barge; Icw Near Horn Island Gulf of Mexico · Gulf of Mexico

   Sunken deck barge; ICW near Horn Island Gulf of Mexico.
   ICW near Horn Island Gulf of Mexico.
   1. On April 10, 2015, the USCG Sector Mobile notified the NOAA SSC of an incident involving a dredge pontoon barge (deck barge) that sank in/near the Inter-coastal waterway (ICW) northeast of Horn Island (approximately 9 miles south of Pascagoula, MS). Report indicates approximately 13 pontoon barges carrying various equipment including 2 gasoline generators and one tender vessel (25ft) with total of approximately 300 gallons of fuel on board. USCG is requesting fate and trajectory information for worst case release. No release has been reported.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL AND GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 30.255N 088.609W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8907: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8907