BARGE Upon Reaching Guemes Island

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   Spills·NOAAORR-70751994-12-31 00:00Z → cancelled 1995-01-14 00:00Z
   Crowley marine services barge 101; guemes island, puget sound, washington
   The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia

   Crowley Marine Services Barge 101; Guemes Island, Puget Sound, Washington.
   Guemes Island, Puget Sound, Washington.
   1. The Crowley Marine Services Barge 101 under tow by the tug Mercury from Vancouver, British Columbia to Guemes Island, Washington for bunkering operations, lost approximately 26,000 gallons of marine diesel somewhere en route. The barge and tow departed Vancouver at 1500 on December 30 and the spill was detected by personnel on the tug as they moored alongside the barge upon reaching Guemes Island at 0100 on December 31. Sheen was seen bubbling up from the bottom of the barge near the #6 starboard tank. Crowley deployed boom around the barge and started recovery operations within the boom using portable disk skimmers. Divers surveyed the vessel and discovered a 4-foot by 4-inch gash in the #6 starboard tank 18 feet below the water line, and a 6-inch long crack in the #4 starboard tank; no oil was seen leaking from either damaged tank. The #5 starboard tank showed signs of damage but had [...]
   2. COMMODITY: MARINE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 26000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 48.583N 122.617W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7075: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7075