Pac baroness; 12 miles southwest of point conception, california

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Pac Baroness; 12 miles southwest of Point Conception, California.
12 miles southwest of Point Conception, California.
1. On September 21, 1987 at 0600, the Liberian bulk carrier Pac Baroness and the Panamanian freighter Atlantic Wing collided in foggy, high sea conditions, twelve miles southwest of Point Conception, California. The Pac Baroness was carrying 21,000 metric tons of dry bulk copper concentrate consisting of 30% copper, 30% iron, 30% other oxides and approximately 9,200 barrels of bunker fuel (IFO-180 and marine diesel fuel) as well as quantities of lube oil and hydraulic oil. The Atlantic Wing was carrying automobiles and was bound for Long Beach. The Pac Baroness sustained damage to the number 4 and 5 cargo holds and the Atlantic Wing suffered a 25 foot by 10 foot gash in her bow. The Chief Engineer on board the Pac Baroness activated the vessel's bilge pumps and a tug attached a towline to the vessel to prevent the Pac Baroness from drifting toward the shoreline. By 1607, the Pac Baroness [...]
2. COMMODITY: BUNKER FUEL (IFO 180 AND DIESEL), LUBE OIL, HYDRAULIC OIL.
3. POSITION 34.350N 120.750W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6499: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6499