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Shallotte river, north carolina
T/b Edgar O. Sikes; Shallotte River, North Carolina · NOAAORR-6346
- issued
- 1986-03-19 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1986-04-02 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1986-04-02 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 33.948, -78.366
- vessel
- BARGE EDGAR O SIKES
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
T/B Edgar O. Sikes; Shallotte River, North Carolina. Shallotte River, North Carolina. 1. At 2030 on March 17, 1986, the tank barge Edgar O. Sikes was underway in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway when it struck a submerged object thought to be an anchor for a nearby dredge. The 212-foot vessel was carrying approximately 9,000 barrels of No. 6 oil in each of its six tanks. The No. 1 starboard tank was holed following the collision and an estimated 60,000 gallons of oil were released. USCG district 5. 2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 60000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 33.948N 078.366W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6346: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6346
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1986-03-19 · closed 1986-04-04
- Shallotte river, north carolina this message1986-03-19 → 1986-04-02
- Shallotte r, wilmington, nc 10-20K gal #6 were put int the inter coastal waterway (mile 328-330) 73 drums of…1986-03-21 → 1986-04-04
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