Eagle island, north carolina

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T/B Atlantic; Eagle Island, North Carolina.
Eagle Island, North Carolina.
1. USCG MSO Wilmington conducted a detailed boarding of the uninspected towing vessel (UTC) Porpoise and the barge Atlantic on May 28, 1998, to determine compliance with pollution prevention regulations. The Porpoise had brought the Atlantic into the Port of Wilmington and both vessels were moored at the Eagle Island terminal. Initial reports from the crew of the Porpoise and her owners suggested that the Atlantic was only carrying "clean ballast." However, MSO Wilmington investigators were given reports that the tank barge was carrying liquid waste material, or possibly vegetable oils, or possible tank washings consisting of various edible oil residues and caustic-based solvents. On June 5, 1998, the owner of the Atlantic arranged for a marine chemist to evaluate the condition of the barge and to take samples of the liquid carried in the tanks. Those samples were to be sent to a [...]
2. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN LIQUID MATERIAL.
3. POSITION 34.270N 078.000W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7297: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7297