Spills · oil
The tug valour was forced to cut lose the maritrans barge M-192 in heavy seas off the coast of the carolinas…
Tug Valour; Nc · Nc · NOAAORR-6049
- issued
- 2006-01-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2006-02-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2006-02-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 33.285, -77.690
- vessel
- TUG VALOUR · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug Valour; NC. NC. 1. The Tug Valour was forced to cut lose the Maritrans Barge M-192 in heavy seas off the Coast of the Carolinas in the very early morning hours of 18 Jan 06. The Valor subsequently sank, and the crew was rescued with one exception by the Coast Guard. The tug is presently on the bottom and not known to be leaking (1/18/06). A separate hotline incident for the Maritrans Barge M-192 has also been opened. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 90000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 33.285N 077.690W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6049: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6049
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2006-01-18 · closed 2006-02-01
- Tank barge Maritrans-192; offshore cape fear, nc2006-01-18 → 2006-02-01
- The tug valour was forced to cut lose the maritrans barge M-192 in heavy seas off the coast of the carolinas… this message2006-01-18 → 2006-02-01
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