Spills
Morehead city, north carolina
Tug Barbara R. Macallister; Morehead City, North Carolina · NOAAORR-6443
- issued
- 1987-01-24 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1987-02-07 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1987-02-07 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 34.716, -76.734
- vessels
- TUG BARBARA R MACALLISTERBARGE BROKE ITS TOW LINEBARGE CONTAINING · 2 messagesBARGE RAN · 10 messagesTUG UNEXPECTEDLYBARGE WHEN THE TUG UNEXPECTEDLY
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug Barbara R. MacAllister; Morehead City, North Carolina. Morehead City, North Carolina. 1. The tug Barbara R. MacAllister had a derrick barge containing approximately 36,000 gallons of oil in tow when the barge broke its tow line. The tug had resecured the barge when the tug unexpectedly sank in 41 feet of water in the anchorage 2 miles off the entrance of the Beaufort Inlet. The barge ran aground nearby. Some sheen was visible at the time of the sinking. USCG district 5. 2. COMMODITY: FUEL. 3. POSITION 34.716N 076.734W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6443: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6443
This area · spills & pollution incidents
225 within 180 nm since 1984 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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Spills
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