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T/b E-24; "the race," long island sound, fishers island, new york

NOAAORR-6320

issued
1985-12-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-01-05 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-01-05 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.260, -71.980
vessel
TUG NORSEMAN · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/B E-24; "The Race," Long Island Sound, Fishers Island, New York.
"The Race," Long Island Sound, Fishers Island, New York.
1. At 1345 on November 22, 1985, the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, New London, was notified by the tug Norseman that its tow, the tank barge E-24, was taking on water. The tug and tow were headed eastward in Long Island Sound en route to Boston from Port Bayonne, New Jersey, with a cargo of 20,000 barrels of no. 6 fuel oil. Weather conditions were poor, with heavy rain, easterly winds at 25 knots, and 5-6 foot seas. The master of the Norseman reversed course and headed back into Long Island Sound. The Coast Guard, fearing a catastrophic loss of the barge and the release of the cargo of no. 6 fuel oil into the environmentally sensitive Long Island Sound, ordered the master to come about and head towards open water. It was thought that towing against the seas and current would stabilize the E-24 and reduce its chance of sinking. USCG district 3.
2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 FUEL OIL, DIESEL.
3. POSITION 41.260N 071.980W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6320: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6320

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Timeline · 20 messages since 1985-06-26 · closed 1986-01-05

  1. Spartina marsh asphalt spill; barnstable harbor, cape cod bay, ma1985-06-26 → 1985-07-10
  2. Buzzards bay, ma1985-07-12 → 1985-07-26
  3. Woods hole, ma1985-07-12 → 1985-07-26
  4. Buzzards bay, ma1985-07-13 → 1985-07-27
  5. Cuttyhunk island, ma1985-07-28 → 1985-08-11
  6. Fall river, ma1985-07-28 → 1985-08-11
  7. Watch pond, martha's vinyard, ny1985-07-31 → 1985-08-14
  8. Tanker lost 2 barrels; narragansett bay, ma1985-09-09 → 1985-09-23
  9. Aushnet river, ma1985-09-26 → 1985-10-10
  10. Wilkes ledge, buzzards bay, massachusetts1985-10-30 → 1985-11-13
  11. M/V sunbird aground in buzzards bay; wilkes ledge, buzzards bay, ma1985-10-30 → 1985-11-13
  12. Block island, ri1985-11-02 → 1985-11-16
  13. Mystery oil spill, block island sound; block island sound, rhode island1985-11-03 → 1985-11-17
  14. Buzzards bay, massachusetts1985-11-14 → 1985-11-28
  15. Buzzards bay, ma1985-11-14 → 1985-11-28
  16. Davisville, rhode island1985-11-19 → 1985-12-03
  17. E-24; block island sound, fishers island, new york1985-11-22 → 1985-12-06
  18. Barge e-24 long island sound; long island sound, ny1985-11-22 → 1985-12-06
  19. Vessel sinking in rhode island sound with 2000 gallons of diesel on board.1985-12-13 → 1985-12-27
  20. T/b E-24; "the race," long island sound, fishers island, new york this message1985-12-22 → 1986-01-05

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