Spills
Barge 865; chesapeake bay
NOAAORR-6609
- issued
- 1988-08-24 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1988-09-07 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1988-09-07 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.667, -70.317
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
BARGE 865; Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake Bay. 1. At 0900 EST the people on Barge 865 called the Coast Guard with a report that they smelled Diesel and the middle of the barge was sagging. The SSC was notified and called Seattle requesting Trajectories, Information Management and Resources at Risk support. At noon the barge was sinking and requested permission to beach it, the barge was heading for Indian Creek on the Western Shore of Chesapeake Bay when it ran aground in 16 feet of water at 37'40"5 N, 70'18"7 W. The barge is carrying 18919 bbls of a Gasoline/Diesel No. 2 mixture, approx. 4,000 bbls have spilled. A number of oil sightings were reported throughout the day. USCG district 5. 2. COMMODITY: GASOLINE/DIESEL NO. 2 MIXTURE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 168000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 37.667N 070.317W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6609: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6609
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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