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Hudson river off saugerties, new york

Lindsey Frank; Hudson River Off Saugerties, New York · NOAAORR-6860

issued
1991-12-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1992-01-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
1992-01-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
42.033, -73.917
vessels
TUG JOLENE ROSE NOTIFIED THE U.SBARGE LINDSEY FRANKBARGE MASTER SOUNDED TANKSBARGE REMAINED TRIM
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Lindsey Frank; Hudson River off Saugerties, New York.
Hudson River off Saugerties, New York.
1. On December 29, 1991, the master of the tug Jolene Rose notified the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Captain of the Port New York (COTPNY) that the tank barge Lindsey Frank had touched bottom off Magdelen Island in the Hudson River at Tivoli Reach, but was still underway. A sheen was noted. The barge's capacity was 21,000 barrels of gasoline in 14 cargo tanks. The winds were southeast at 14 knots, visibility 2 nautical miles in rain and fog, and the tide was ebbing. The barge remained trim and continued upriver to its destination at the Atlantic Refineries docks in Rensselaer, New York. The barge master sounded tanks and reported tank #1 had taken on approximately four inches of water, but all other tanks appeared intact. USCG district 1. Keyword: evaporation.
2. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 9000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 42.033N 073.917W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6860: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6860

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