TANKER Tamano

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6215. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-62151972-07-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1972-08-05 00:00Z
   Casco bay, maine
   Tamano; Casco Bay, Maine · North Atlantic Ocean

   Tamano; Casco Bay, Maine.
   Casco Bay, Maine.
   1. In the early morning of July 22, 1972, the tanker Tamano grounded on Soldier's Ledge in Casco Bay, Maine, tearing a 20-foot hole in a starboard tank. The tanker continued to its anchorage in Casco Bay before the leak was noticed. The tanker was carrying 550,000 barrels of No. 6 Fuel Oil, 2,380 barrels of which spilled into Casco Bay. The Captain of the Port (COTP), Portland, Maine, was the On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) for the incident. The response ended on October 16. USCG district 1. Keyword: Atlantic Strike Team (AST), sorbent boom, boom, skimmer, vacuum truck, hay, manual removal, high-pressure warm water washing, disposal..
   2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 43.667N 070.167W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6215: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6215