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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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