Spills
Deck barge MC10; hampton roads, virginia
NOAAORR-7079
- issued
- 1995-02-02 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1995-02-16 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1995-02-16 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.997, -76.323
- vessels
- BARGE COULD BE DETERMINEDTUG ECCO IIIBARGE MC10
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Deck Barge MC10; Hampton Roads, Virginia. Hampton Roads, Virginia. 1. On February 2, 1995, the deck barge MC10 sank with the tug ECCO III aboard as cargo one-half mile southwest of Old Point Comfort, just north of the main channel. Neither vessel had fuel onboard. The main channels to Hampton Roads were closed for three and one-half hours until the exact location of the sunken barge could be determined, its status as a hazard to navigation assessed, and the wreck marked with a buoy. USCG district 5. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: SUNKEN VESSELS. 3. POSITION 36.997N 076.323W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7079: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7079
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Timeline · 4 messages since 1994-11-04 · closed 1995-02-16
- Moon engineering minor mystery spill #2; elizabeth river, portsmouth, virginia1994-11-04 → 1994-11-18
- Norfolk naval base, norfolk, virginia1994-12-16 → 1994-12-30
- Craney island minor mystery spill; elizabeth river, portsmouth, virginia1995-01-23 → 1995-02-06
- Deck barge MC10; hampton roads, virginia this message1995-02-02 → 1995-02-16
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