STC-101; chesapeake bay, northampton county, virginia

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STC-101; Chesapeake Bay, Northampton County, Virginia.
Chesapeake Bay, Northampton County, Virginia.
1. On February 2, 1976, the petroleum transport barge STC-101, under tow by the Allied Towing Company Tug Falcon, partially sank during stormy weather in Chesapeake Bay approximately 3.5 miles off Smith Point Light. The bow, protruding at a 30? angle, was approximately 30 to 40 feet out of the water while the stern rested on the bottom in approximately 105 feet of water. The STC-101, loaded with 19,531 barrels of No. 6 Fuel Oil, was en-route from the AMOCO Refinery in Yorktown, Virginia, to the AMOCO Terminal in Baltimore at the time of the incident. Initially, only a small rainbow sheen, believed to be from deck machinery diesel and lube oil, was observed around the barge. Clean Water Inc. was contracted by Steuart Transportation, the barge owner, to stage pollution abatement equipment near the scene in the event of a spill during salvage operations. An underwater survey of the barge on [...]
2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 250000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 37.817N 076.183W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6227: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6227