Spills

T/b interstate 70; boston harbor, mass

NOAAORR-6421

issued
1986-11-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-12-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-12-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
42.363, -71.048
vessel
BARGE INTERSTATE 70
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/B Interstate 70; Boston Harbor, Mass.
Boston Harbor, Mass.
1. At approximately 2240 on November 26, 1986, the tank barge Interstate 70, was moored alongside the tanker, Kriti Mountains when the Kriti Mountains' anchor gave way and both vessels grounded in shoal waters adjacent to Deer Island at the approaches to Boston's inner harbor. The tank ship was empty of cargo with bunkers aboard totaling 4,000 barrels. The tank barge was carrying about 63,000 barrels of unleaded gasoline. The grounding of the vessels occurred immediately after completing lightering operations in the anchorage. Initial reports indicated that there was no apparent hull damage to either vessel. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: UNLEADED GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2650000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 42.363N 071.048W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6421: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6421

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  1. Chelsea creek , boston, ma1986-11-04 → 1986-11-18
  2. T/b interstate 70; boston harbor, mass this message1986-11-27 → 1986-12-11

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