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T/b 409 and tug m. jenne dudley; chesapeake bay, virginia

NOAAORR-7124

issued
1996-01-19 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1996-02-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
1996-02-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
37.778, -75.975
vessels
TUG JENNE DUDLEYTUG M JENNE DUDLEYBARGE PPT 409
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/B 409 and Tug M. Jenne Dudley; Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.
Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.
1. On January 19, 1996, the tug Jenne Dudley reported that her tow, tank barge PPT 409, had run aground three miles south of Tangier Island, near Tangier Island Light, in Chesapeake Bay, with 23,000 barrels of #6 fuel oil onboard. T/B PPT 409 was subsequently refloated with no damage or pollution. USCG district 5. Keyword: none.
2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 966000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 37.778N 075.975W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7124: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7124

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Timeline · 3 messages since 1996-01-19 · closed 1996-02-15

  1. T/b 106; fort eustis, virginia1996-01-19 → 1996-02-02
  2. T/b 409 and tug m. jenne dudley; chesapeake bay, virginia this message1996-01-19 → 1996-02-02
  3. T/b 563 and tug charleston; chesapeake bay, maryland1996-02-01 → 1996-02-15

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