Spills · grounding

Tug yankee and barge DBL151; tampa bay, fl

NOAAORR-7801

issued: 2008-04-02 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2008-04-16 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2008-04-16 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 27.607, -82.815
vessels: BARGE DBL151 DREDGE SPOIL BOTTOM TUG YANKEE · 2 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tug Yankee and Barge DBL151; Tampa Bay, FL.
Tampa Bay, FL.
1. USCG Sector Tampa/St Petersburg notified the SSC that the tug Yankee with Barge DBL 151 grounded at 1700 EST today (2Apr08) south of marker 14 in Egmont Channel, just outside of Tampa Bay, FL at position 27-36.39 N: 082-48.92W. The barge is fuly loaded with 118,000 Bbls of #6 HFO. No pollution has occurred at this time. The barge is on a sand dredge spoil bottom and out of the way of traffic. Refloat attempt will be tried in the morning. NOAA is generating weather forecasts, tides and currents, oil fate and an initial trajectory assessment based on tidal excursion and range along with forecast weather. Vessel was successfully refloated after lightering a portion of the cargo without reported pollution before dark on Friday, April 4, 2008.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 HFO. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4956000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 27.607N 082.815W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7801: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7801

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