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BARGE SB 518

1 message · 1988-02-02

status
no warning in force
first mention
1988-02-02 00:00Z
latest mention
1988-02-02 00:00Z
reported as
Spills1
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
last position
37.581, -76.305

Messages · 1, oldest first

One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6551. This page grows when the name is issued again.

  1. 1
    Spills·NOAAORR-65511988-02-02 00:00Z → cancelled 1988-02-16 00:00Z
    Barge sb 518; rappahannock river, virginia
    North Atlantic Ocean
    Barge SB 518; Rappahannock River, Virginia.
Rappahannock River, Virginia.
1. On February 2, 1988, when the tug towing the hopper barge, SB 518, lost power, the barge went adrift and grounded at the mouth of the Rappahannock River near Stingray Point in ten feet of water. The barge contained approximately 1,600 tons of ammonium sulfate, and was reported to have taken on water in the void spaces. USCG district 5.
2. COMMODITY: AMMONIUM SULFATE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3200000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 37.581N 076.305W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6551: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6551

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