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Vineyard sound, ma

F/V Cowboy; Vineyard Sound, Ma · NOAAORR-8008

issued
2009-04-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-05-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-05-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.432, -70.845
vessel
F/V COWBOY
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Cowboy; Vineyard Sound, MA.
Vineyard Sound, MA.
1. The NOAA SSC was notified by USCG Sector Southern New England (SSNE) at approximately 1800 on 18 April, 2009 concerning the grounded 77 foot fishing vessel Cowboy. The vessel is hard aground on a hard bottom. Salvage operations are commencing with an attempt to de-water the vessel. The USCG has requested NOAA support for a "worst case" trajectory. That would be losing the entire contents of the fuel tanks [8,000 gallons of diesel oil] during a maximum flood or ebb tide.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 41.432N 070.845W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8008: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8008

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