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T/b hygrade 42; new hamburg, new york

NOAAORR-6763

issued
1990-10-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1990-11-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
1990-11-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.588, -73.952
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/B HYGRADE 42; New Hamburg, New York.
New Hamburg, New York.
1. At approximately 2230 LT 26 October, the T/B High Grade 42 ran hard aground on Diamond Reef in the Hudson River north of Newburgh, NY. The barge was carrying 31,000 barrels of kerosene. Original worst case estimates for loss of contents of 3 damaged tanks was 630,000 gallons. An estimated 160,000 gallons was released after morning sounding of tanks. SSC requested at CG Operations Center on Governors Island 2330. . SSC contacted MASS and RPI for tidal excursion limits and resources- at-risk. MASS reported that oil should not move below West Point, NY in first 12 hours (solely on tidal currents). USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: KEROSENE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 160000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.588N 073.952W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6763: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6763

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