Spills · oil
New bedford harbor, massassachusetts
T/v William H. Bennett; New Bedford Harbor, Massassachusetts · NOAAORR-6271
- issued
- 1985-01-29 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-02-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-02-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.645, -70.917
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
T/V William H. Bennett; New Bedford Harbor, Massassachusetts. New Bedford Harbor, Massassachusetts. 1. AT 1255 EST ON JANUARY 29, 1985, THE 90-FOOT T/V WILLIAM H. BENNETT BEGAN LEAKING SOME OF ITS CARGO OF 4,000 GALLONS OF DIESEL OIL, AS THE RESULT OF A COLLISION. THE VESSEL WAS TIED UP AT THE SAFE HARBOR SEAFOOD PIER IN NEW BEDFORD HARBOR, WHICH IS NORTH OF FISH ISLAND (ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE HARBOR). . SSC NOTIFIED MASS AND RPI AT 1315 PST OF THE INCIDENT AND REQUESTED TRAJECTORY SUPPORT AND RESOURCES AT RISK ANALYSIS. ON-SCENE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WINDS FROM THE NW AT 15-25 KNOTS, WITH 10-20 KNOTS FROM THE NW EXPECTED TO HOLD THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SSC NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE IS 2-3 INCHES OF ICE ALONG THE SHORE, THE MIDDLE OF THE HARBOR IS CLEAR OF ICE. . AS OF 1800 EST, THE SHIP IS BELLY UP ON THE BOTTOM OF NEW BEDFORD HARBOR, AND IS STILL LEAKING DIESEL. BOOMS ARE INEFFECTUAL. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN A CLEANUP CONTRACTOR WILL REACH THE SCENE. USCG district 1. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.645N 070.917W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6271: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6271
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 4 messages since 1985-01-24 · closed 1985-02-12
- Buzzards bay, massachusetts1985-01-24 → 1985-02-07
- The barge corpus christi sun sustained damage to the No.2 portside tank and leaked 50-100 gallons of diesel1985-01-24 → 1985-02-07
- New bedford harbor1985-01-29 → 1985-02-12
- New bedford harbor, massassachusetts this message1985-01-29 → 1985-02-12
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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