Spills · grounding

Barge rtc 150; western long island sound, ny

NOAAORR-7957

issued
2009-01-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-02-05 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-02-05 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.848, -73.756
vessels
BARGE HIT BOTTOMTUG MEREDITH C REINAUERBARGE RTC 150BARGE RTC 150 RAN
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Barge RTC 150; Western Long Island Sound, NY.
Western Long Island Sound, NY.
1. At 1438R, TUG MEREDITH C. REINAUER with loaded Barge RTC 150 ran aground. The Barge hit bottom near Execution Rocks, NY. The barge was loaded with 140,517 bbls (5,901,714 gals) of home heating oil. The barge is taking on water, but not discharging any oil att. The barge is double hulled. The barge is at anchor approx 1/2 nm NE of Hart Island, NY.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #2 HEATING OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5901714 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 40.848N 073.756W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7957: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7957

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