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At 0700 hours on january 15, 1998, the tug neil mcallistar struck the tank barge gregory near sewalls point…

T/b Gregory; Norfolk, Virginia · Norfolk, Virginia · NOAAORR-7258

issued
1998-01-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-01-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-01-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
38.975, -76.333
vessels
BARGE GREGORYTUG NEIL MCALLISTAR
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/B Gregory; Norfolk, Virginia.
Norfolk, Virginia.
1. At 0700 hours on January 15, 1998, the tug Neil McAllistar struck the tank barge Gregory near Sewalls Point in the Port of Hampton Roads. The Gregory contained 31,000 gallons of gasoline. There was some damage to the Gregory, however; there was no release of gasoline. USCG district 5. Keyword: potential.
2. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 31000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 38.975N 076.333W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7258: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7258

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