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On november 27, 1987, a loaded container barge, boston patriot, owned by mcallister brothers of new york…

Container Barge Boston Patriot; Sandwich, Massachusetts · Sandwich, Massachusetts · NOAAORR-6523

issued: 1987-11-28 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1987-12-12 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1987-12-12 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 41.773, -70.479
vessels: BARGE BOSTON PATRIOT BARGE CARRIED 184 TUG WHEN A
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Container Barge Boston Patriot; Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Sandwich, Massachusetts.
1. On November 27, 1987, a loaded container barge, Boston Patriot, owned by McAllister Brothers of New York City, broke loose from its tug when a towing hawser parted while the vessel was exiting the Cape Cod Canal. Strong winds and heavy seas forced the barge aground 25 yards from the beach at Sandwich, Massachusetts. The barge carried 184 containers of merchandise, including liquor, toys, and shoes. One 20-foot container onboard held 76 55-gallon drums of toluene diisocyanate (TDI). USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: LIQUOR, TOYS, SHOES, TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE (TDI). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4180 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.773N 070.479W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6523: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6523

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