Spills · oil

Bouchard barge 160; long island sound, ny

NOAAORR-1076

issued
2003-06-07 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2003-06-21 00:00Z
self-cancels
2003-06-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.992, -72.650
vessels
BARGE B NO 160BARGE CAPTAIN · 2 messagesBARGE RETURNED
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Bouchard Barge 160; Long Island Sound, NY.
Long Island Sound, NY.
1. On 07JUN03, at approx. 0830, MSFO Long Island personnel received call from Group/MSO Long Island Sound that Bouchard Barge B NO. 160, 3 miles off of Riverhead, NY, Long Island Sound, was releasing # 6 oil and creating a sheen. After receiving permission from the facility, the barge returned to the Conoco Philips Platform in Riverhead, NY, where they had just finished loading 110K gals of #6 oil. The sheen was first noticed at 0720 by the barge captain, Joe Barrett, when the barge was 2 miles east of the platform. The barge returned to the platform and moored at 0945. Bouchard Transportation hired Miller Environmental Group (MEG) and the National Response Corporation to address pollution concerns. MEG boomed the barge and had two boats standing by on scene. MSFO pollution investigator and MSFO marine inspector arrived on scene at approx 1000 and observed that the barge was intermittently [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: # 6 OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 110000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.992N 072.650W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1076: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1076

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