BARGE Splitting

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   Spills·NOAAORR-84592012-06-06 00:00Z → cancelled 2012-06-20 00:00Z
   Potomac river, washington, dc
   Fish Market Barge Sinking; Potomac River, Washington, Dc · North Atlantic Ocean

   Fish Market Barge Sinking; Potomac River, Washington, DC.
   Potomac River, Washington, DC.
   1. BACKGROUND: On Tuesday, 05 JUN, at approx 12:45pm, Coast Guard Sector Baltimore was notified of a barge splitting in half in the fish market area of Southwest DC (Washington Channel) with oil in the water. At that time, Sector Baltimore filed an NRC report and dispatched a pollution response team. DC Fire Dept was already o/s and successfully contained the spill with approx 600ft of harbor boom. The "barge" is actually a permanently moored floating structure/storefront used to sell fish. The rear section of the structure collapsed, sending two fuel storage tanks into the water, each containing approx 150-200 gals of diesel fuel. Moderate media interest occurred with local DC radio and the Associated Press contacting the Coast Guard for more information. CG D5 PADET issued a press release Tuesday afternoon. No wildlife was reported to be affected. HEPACO was hired by the responsible [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 38.890N 077.030W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8459: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8459