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Mso portland called at 1030 on 12/20/2003 to request a trajectory for a 20 foot barge stern adrift…

Barge Stern Adrift; Offshore, Or · Offshore, Or · NOAAORR-1137

issued
2003-12-20 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2004-01-03 00:00Z
self-cancels
2004-01-03 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
46.300, -124.184
vessels
BARGE STERNTUG SUCCESSFULLY RECOVERED THE STERN
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Barge Stern Adrift; Offshore, OR.
Offshore, OR.
1. MSO Portland called at 1030 on 12/20/2003 to request a trajectory for a 20 foot barge stern adrift approximately 6 1/4 nautical miles northwest of the mouth of the Columbia River. No product was aboard the drifting stern. Verbal and written trajectories were provided, as well as a weather forecast. A tug successfully recovered the stern by late afternoon.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 46.300N 124.184W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1137: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1137

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