Spills · grounding
James river, va
Barge Piney Point; James River, Va · NOAAORR-6029
- issued
- 2005-11-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2005-12-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2005-12-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.403, -77.393
- vessels
- TUG BARBARY COAST RANBARGE PINEY POINTBARGE PINEY POINT BEING
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barge Piney Point; James River, VA. James River, VA. 1. The Barge PINEY POINT being towed by tug BARBARY COAST ran aground near Kingsland Reach on the James River, VA. The capacity of the barge is 22,000 bbls. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: ASPHALT. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 37.403N 077.393W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6029: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6029
This area · spills & pollution incidents
351 within 180 nm since 1975 · 6 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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