Spills
East river, new york
T/b Ocean State; East River, New York · NOAAORR-7330
- issued
- 1998-09-05 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1998-09-19 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1998-09-19 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.730, -73.970
- vessels
- BARGE CONTINUED · 5 messagesBARGE OCEAN STATE RAN HARD · 2 messagesBARGE REFLOATED · 4 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
T/B Ocean State; East River, New York. East River, New York. 1. At 0330 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Saturday, September 5, 1998, the tank barge Ocean State ran hard aground on the shore of the East River at 36th Street on Manhattan Island, north of the Williamsburg Bridge and south of Newtown Creek. The barge was loaded with 80,000 barrels of gasoline and 90,000 barrels of #2 fuel oil. The vessel operator reported both products were leaking. At about 0730 EDT, the barge refloated and was held in place by two tugs near Buoy 18 off 20th street until moved to a dock in Brooklyn. The barge continued to leak product until a water bottom was fully established. USCG district 1. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: GASOLINE, #2 FUEL OIL. 3. POSITION 40.730N 073.970W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7330: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7330
This area · spills & pollution incidents
623 within 180 nm since 1972 · 12 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
72
75
80
85
90
95
00
05
10
15
20
25
26
- 700 rockaway tpke, lawrence, ny 11559, USA2026-08-19
- Coast guard pier; new haven, connecticut2026-07-09
- 1 fernbrook st, yonkers, ny 107052026-07-03
- Baltimore inner harbor2026-06-27
- Montauk, ny, USA2026-06-25
- 4101 post rd, trainer, pa 19061, USA2026-06-25
Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
month of issue, all years in the archive
Timeline · 2 messages since 1998-09-05 · closed 1998-09-19
- Manhattan island, ny1998-09-05 → 1998-09-19
- East river, new york this message1998-09-05 → 1998-09-19
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.