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

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Timeline · 4 messages since 1985-01-24 · closed 1985-02-12

  1. Buzzards bay, massachusetts1985-01-24 → 1985-02-07
  2. 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
  3. New bedford harbor1985-01-29 → 1985-02-12
  4. New bedford harbor, massassachusetts this message1985-01-29 → 1985-02-12

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