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Bayonne, new jersey

T/b Sea Bulk Magnachem; Bayonne, New Jersey · NOAAORR-6816

issued
1991-06-17 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1991-07-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
1991-07-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.647, -74.113
vessel
TUG MORTON BOUCHARD
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/B SEA BULK MAGNACHEM; Bayonne, New Jersey.
Bayonne, New Jersey.
1. At 2246 on June 17, 1991, the Pollution Response Office of the U..S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port New York (COTP NY) was notified by the vessel SEA BULK MAGNACHEM that she had been struck on her port side by the tug MORTON BOUCHARD. When the collision took place, the tug had the Barge B-115 in tow, westbound near the Platty Kill Creek in the Kill Van Kull. The SEA BULK MAGNACHEM was moored, offloading caustic soda. The SEA BULK MAGNACHEM lost an estimated 500 barrels of acetone. The barge B-115 lost none of its # 6 oil. The U.S. Coast Guard established a 1/4-mile safety zone around the vessel. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: ACETONE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 21000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.647N 074.113W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6816: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6816

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