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At 1400 on march 6, the barge cibo savannah exploded as it was being pulled from the dock at linden, new…
Barge Cibro Savannah; Linden, Nj · Linden, Nj · NOAAORR-5048
- issued
- 1990-03-06 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1990-03-20 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1990-03-20 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.615, -74.204
- vessels
- BARGE CIBO SAVANNAHBARGE CIBRO SAVANNAH
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
BARGE CIBRO SAVANNAH; LINDEN, NJ. LINDEN, NJ. 1. At 1400 on March 6, the barge Cibo Savannah exploded as it was being pulled from the dock at Linden, New Jersey. 710,000 gallons of number two fuel oil have been lost from two tanks. Potential is a total of 4,000,000 gallons in twelve tanks. The barge is owned by Montauk Oil Transportation. The barge has been moved up against the Citgo dock. The resulting fire has not been contained and the barge is not under command. Local fire departments are on-scene and the EPA has established an air monitoring station. USCG district 1. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #2 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 710000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.615N 074.204W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 5048: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/5048
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- E-25 barge; constable hook, ny/nj1990-02-28 → 1990-03-14
- Arthur kill, nj1990-03-02 → 1990-03-16
- At 1400 on march 6, the barge cibo savannah exploded as it was being pulled from the dock at linden, new… this message1990-03-06 → 1990-03-20
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