Early on the morning of 20 march 2001 the tank barge rhode island, owned and operated by moran towing,…

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Barge Rhode Island; Linden, NJ.
Linden, NJ.
1. Early on the morning of 20 March 2001 the tank barge Rhode Island, owned and operated by Moran Towing, departed the TOSCO refinery in Linden, NJ loaded with 48,000 barrels of #6 oil and transited New York City to New Haven, CT. After the barge departed workers at the TOSCO facility discovered oil around their piers. They initiated a clean-up and notified the US Coast Guard Activities New York. The T/B Rhode Island meanwhile went to anchorage off New Haven, CT and Areas had to be cleaned several times as oil continued to wash on shore for several days. Primary clean-up end point was determined to be when all affected areas are unaffected by two tide cycles. Primary clenup was successfully concluded on the 12th day. No re-oiling on 3 April, and all areas met the two tide cycle criteria. Operations were transferred to a monitor, response and remediation standards to potential reports of [...]
2. COMMODITY: NO. 6.
3. POSITION 41.223N 072.957W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7547: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7547