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BARGE RTC503

1 message · 2005-01-06

status: no warning in force
first mention: 2005-01-06 00:00Z
latest mention: 2005-01-06 00:00Z
reported as: Spills1
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
last position: 40.720, -73.969

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Spills · 8 messages2004-09-30 → 2005-04-07Arthur kill, ny/nj

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-1251. This page grows when the name is issued again.

Spills·NOAAORR-12512005-01-06 00:00Z → cancelled 2005-01-20 00:00Z

Barge RTC503; hells gate, ny harbor, ny

North Atlantic Ocean

Barge RTC503; Hells Gate, NY Harbor, NY.
Hells Gate, NY Harbor, NY.
1. A fuel-oil tanker ran aground in the East River. It was first feared that some of the 446-foot long barge's 130,000 barrels of home-heating oil on board had spilled. But by daybreak divers determined not a drop had leaked. The barge was towed to the docks under the Whitestone Bridge, and divers were in the water just after 6:30 a.m. to look at the extent of the damage. The tugboat hauling that barge ran aground around 7:20 p.m. Thursday near the Hell's Gate Bride. A Staten Island transportation company owns the tugboat. The captain was tested for drugs and alcohol and tests came back negative. The barge is now being assessed for stability. NOAA provide trajectory and weather information.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #2 HOME-HEATING OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5460000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 40.720N 073.969W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1251: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1251

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