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Gulf of mexico
Barge Chesapeake; Gulf of Mexico · NOAAORR-7292
- issued
- 1998-04-27 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1998-05-11 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1998-05-11 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.893, -89.459
- vessels
- TUG CAPTAIN BILL SUFFERED A STRUCTURALBARGE CHESAPEAKEBARGE CHESEAKEAK TRADER
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barge Chesapeake; Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico. 1. While en route from Houston, Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana the barge CHESEAKEAK TRADER, Towed by the Tug CAPTAIN BILL suffered a structural failure of unknown origin and lost several containers overboard. Approximately 26 containers from the first tier (hatch) and 4 containers from the second hatch were lost overboard and into the Gulf of Mexico, they have not yet been located. The damaged tiers of containers do hold some hazardous materials and some may have been lost over the side. The nature of the hazardous materials are mostly flammable liquids and acids. No oxidizers, poisons, or explosive substances have been identified. Overflights were conducted by a Falcon Jet out of ATC Mobile and by MSO personnel aborad a HH-65 from air station New Orleans. An initial planning meeting was held at 1500 at the New Orleans MSO, in attendance were; USCG, NOAA, Louisiana State Police-Hazmat, [...] 2. COMMODITY: ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER ACETATE, ALKYL SULFONIC ACID, PIPERAZINE, ACETONE, PHOSPHORIC ACID, SULFURIC ACID. 3. POSITION 28.893N 089.459W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7292: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7292
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