Spills
Allied barge atc 114; elizabeth river, virginia
NOAAORR-6894
- issued
- 1992-08-04 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1992-08-18 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1992-08-18 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.800, -76.275
- vessel
- BARGE ATC 114
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Allied Barge ATC 114; Elizabeth River, Virginia. Elizabeth River, Virginia. 1. On August 4, 1992, during transfer operations between the Allied Towing Barge, ATC 114 and the BP Oil Company facility in Chesapeake, Virginia, a tank of #6 fuel oil was overfilled by approximately 1,680 gallons. About 150 gallons was contained on the deck within a redundant sorbent and containment boom structure, and, presumably, 1,530 gallons spilled into the southern branch of the Elizabeth River. Industrial Marine Services (IMS) was contracted to perform cleanup operations directed by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Office (MSO) Hampton Roads. The spill response and cleanup were conducted by BP Oil Company and Allied Towing. The Federal pollution fund was opened. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, containment boom. 2. COMMODITY: #6. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1680 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 36.800N 076.275W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6894: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6894
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