Spills · grounding
Barge RTC503; hells gate, ny harbor, ny
NOAAORR-1251
- issued
- 2005-01-06 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2005-01-20 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2005-01-20 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.720, -73.969
- vessels
- TUGBOAT HAULINGTANKER RAN · 10 messagesBARGE RTC503
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barge RTC503; Hells Gate, NY Harbor, NY. Hells Gate, NY Harbor, NY. 1. A fuel-oil tanker ran aground in the East River. It was first feared that some of the 446-foot long barge's 130,000 barrels of home-heating oil on board had spilled. But by daybreak divers determined not a drop had leaked. The barge was towed to the docks under the Whitestone Bridge, and divers were in the water just after 6:30 a.m. to look at the extent of the damage. The tugboat hauling that barge ran aground around 7:20 p.m. Thursday near the Hell's Gate Bride. A Staten Island transportation company owns the tugboat. The captain was tested for drugs and alcohol and tests came back negative. The barge is now being assessed for stability. NOAA provide trajectory and weather information. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #2 HOME-HEATING OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5460000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 40.720N 073.969W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1251: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1251
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Timeline · 8 messages since 2004-09-30 · closed 2005-04-07
- New york city, ny2004-09-30 → 2004-10-14
- Arthur kill, nj2004-10-30 → 2004-11-13
- East rockaway inlet, ny2004-12-03 → 2004-12-17
- Barge RTC503; hells gate, ny harbor, ny this message2005-01-06 → 2005-01-20
- At 1352 est january 18th tug southern cross was reported grounded in mamaroneck harbor, ny2005-01-18 → 2005-02-01
- Arthur kill, nj2005-02-22 → 2005-03-08
- Rtc barge 380; elizabeth port, nj2005-03-22 → 2005-04-05
- Arthur kill, ny/nj2005-03-24 → 2005-04-07
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