Spills · oil
Conamicut pt., narragansett bay
T/v Bow Petros; Conamicut Pt., Narragansett Bay · NOAAORR-6917
- issued
- 1992-12-30 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1993-01-13 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1993-01-13 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.719, -71.350
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
T/V BOW PETROS; Conamicut Pt., Narragansett Bay. Conamicut Pt., Narragansett Bay. 1. SSC was paged at 1645 by HAZMAT regarding a potential in MSO Providence's Area of Resposibility (AOR). The T/V Bow Petros had grounded in a ballasted condition (no cargo) off of Conamicut Pt. (Narragansett Bay), no oil had been released. SSC prepared and FAXed to MSO, resources at risk information, weather forecast, tide table and a basic trajectory forecast (which was confirmed by Dr. Lear, MASS). At 2100, the MSO informed the SSC that the vessel had refloated, with no pollution, and was heading for dry-dock for inspection. USCG district 1. Keyword: none. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HEAVY OIL. 3. POSITION 41.719N 071.350W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6917: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6917
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1992-12-11 · closed 1993-01-13
- Buzzards bay, ma1992-12-11 → 1992-12-25
- Conamicut pt., narragansett bay this message1992-12-30 → 1993-01-13
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