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Buzzard's bay, ma

Burma Star; Buzzard's Bay, Ma · NOAAORR-6749

issued
1990-06-11 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1990-06-25 00:00Z
self-cancels
1990-06-25 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.669, -70.702
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

BURMA STAR; Buzzard's Bay, MA.
Buzzard's Bay, MA.
1. On Sunday, June 10th, the cruise ship BURMA STAR ran aground in Buzzard's Bay, just shoreside of the Cleveland Ledge Light. At 2330 EDT divers reported a gash in the hull 90 feet long and 2 feet wide, with damage to three fuel tanks. . The Coast Guard on-scene reports 110,000 gallons of #6 fuel oil in the water. It is assumed that the SSC is in-route to the site. . As requested by Coast Guard personnel at MSO Providence, NOAA/MASS has looked at the trajectory implications of the release, and the following is the initial trajectory information. . The winds on-scene are from the NE at 10 15 through tomorrow (Monday) after- noon. Currents in this area are driven by tides, and as such, we would expect the spilled oil to move back and forth in the center of Buzzard's Bay, with no shore impacts before noon Monday. Monday afternoon or evening, there is a pos- sibility that the NWS will issue a [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 110000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.669N 070.702W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6749: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6749

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  1. Buzzard's bay, ma this message1990-06-11 → 1990-06-25
  2. Late on the evening of 17 june or early on the morning of the 18th, a barge was reported aground in buzzards…1990-06-18 → 1990-07-02

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