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The ssc received a report on the morning of 12/16/03, from mso memphis that the tug jerry jones had struck a…
Tug Jerry Jones; Memphis, Tn · Memphis, Tn · NOAAORR-1132
- issued
- 2003-12-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-12-30 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2003-12-30 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- position
- 34.869, -90.341
- vessel
- TUG JERRY JONES
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug Jerry Jones; Memphis, TN. Memphis, TN. 1. The SSC received a report on the morning of 12/16/03, from MSO Memphis that the tug JERRY JONES had struck a dike on the right descending bank of the Mississippi River. The accident took place Monday night (12/15) and had releases an unknown amount of diesel. Following an overflight on 12/16, a pocket of diesel was found behind a dike downstream of the incident. This pocket contained app. 250 gallons of diesel fuel. The Tug Jerry Jones was patched on 12/16 and was sent on for repairs 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #2 DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 250 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION. 3. POSITION 34.869N 090.341W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1132: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1132
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