M/V SUN Bird

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• Spills · 20 messages1985-06-26 → 1986-01-05T/b E-24; "the race," long island sound, fishers island, new york

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6295. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-62951985-10-30 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-13 00:00Z
   Wilkes ledge, buzzards bay, massachusetts
   M/V Sun Bird; Wilkes Ledge, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts · North Atlantic Ocean

   M/V Sun Bird; Wilkes Ledge, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
   Wilkes Ledge, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
   1. At approximately 0830 on October 30, 1985, the M/V Sun Bird, a 310-foot general cargo ship out of Tokyo, Japan, grounded on Wilkes Ledge, a shoal two nautical miles due west of Mishaum Point, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The vessel's momentum carried it off the shoal. It anchored nearby, where it was reported to be taking on water and releasing oil. A survey determined that damage was confined to the no. 3 central fuel tank and consisted of a 20-foot long by two-foot wide gash starboard of the keel. The no. 3 central tank was sounded and found to contain 17,000 gallons of water and 15,000 gallons of No. 4 fuel oil. Forty-five minutes after the spill, observers on a U.S. Coast Guard overflight reported a slick measuring 1,000 yards by 500 yards emanating from the vessel. USCG district 0.
   2. COMMODITY: NO. 4 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2500 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 41.617N 070.683W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6295: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6295