Leeward islands - west indies

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Two Barges Adrift; Leeward Islands - West Indies.
Leeward Islands - West Indies.
1. At 0805 PDT, USCG Sector San Juan called NOAA ERD in Seattle to report that two tugs, Station Trader and Station Reliance, reported loosing one barge each. The tug Station Trader reported they lost their barge carrying 30 metric tonnes of IFO 380 at 0000 on 16OCT2008 at approximate position Lat-16deg 33.8'N, Lon-062deg 26.6'W. They were on a course of 132deg, speed 4 knots. The tug Station Reliance reported they lost their barge carrying 7949 metric tonnes of IFO 380 at 0600 on 15OCT08 at approximate position Lat-16deg 39.0'N, Lon-062deg 12.5'W. They were on a course of 120deg, speed 9 knots. Precise locations are questionable as these positions plot near Monserrat, however the tug Captains reported their locations to be near St. Eustacious Island.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: IFO 380.
3. POSITION 16.563N 062.443W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7907: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7907