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TUG Reportedly Smelled OIL

1 message · 1988-08-24

status
no warning in force
first mention
1988-08-24 00:00Z
latest mention
1988-08-24 00:00Z
reported as
Spills1
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
last position
37.016, -76.201

Messages · 1, oldest first

One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6607. This page grows when the name is issued again.

  1. 1
    Spills·NOAAORR-66071988-08-24 00:00Z → cancelled 1988-09-07 00:00Z
    Barge 565; chesapeake bay, virginia and maryland
    North Atlantic Ocean
    Barge 565; Chesapeake Bay, Virginia and Maryland.
Chesapeake Bay, Virginia and Maryland.
1. On August 24, 1988, the Barge 565 suffered a tank fracture while en route to Richmond, Virginia with its cargo of used fuel oil. A passing ship radioed the tow tug that the barge appeared to be sagging in the middle. Personnel on the tug reportedly smelled oil and believed that the barge was leaking. The barge was still underway at two knots when the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Hampton Roads, was notified around 0800. USCG district 5.
2. COMMODITY: USED FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 168000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 37.016N 076.201W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6607: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6607

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