BARGE Went Hard

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• Spills · 26 messages1986-01-04 → 1987-01-10Palo alto, california

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6331. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-63311986-02-13 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-02-27 00:00Z
   MLC310 barge; bolinas point, california
   North Pacific Ocean

   MLC310 Barge; Bolinas Point, California.
   Bolinas Point, California.
   1. On February 13, 1986, an MLC310 barge carrying 11,000 tons of salt was cut adrift when its tow line parted in the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Northern California. Subsequent attempts failed to rejoin the barge to its tug, Sandy, and the barge went hard aground approximately one-half mile south of Bolinas Point. USCG district 11.
   2. COMMODITY: SALT. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 22000000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 37.892N 122.703W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6331: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6331