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Sandbridge, va (virginia beach)

La Princesa Barge Grounding; Sandbridge, Va (virginia Beach) · NOAAORR-8150

issued
2009-11-13 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-11-27 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-11-27 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
36.710, -75.923
vessels
BARGE CARRIES VARIOUS CHEMICALSBARGE GROUNDING · 19 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

La Princesa Barge Grounding; Sandbridge, VA (Virginia Beach).
Sandbridge, VA (Virginia Beach).
1. A barge carrying hazardous materials broke free from a tug on November 12, 2009 and grounded off Sandbridge, Virgina on November 13, 2009. Captain Mark Ogle with the U.S. Coast Guard says the La Princesa was near Cobbs Island off the Eastern Shore when two cables broke around 11:00 p.m. November 12. By 6:30 a.m. Friday, the vessel grounded about a quarter mile from the Little Island Park Pier. The 570-foot barge carries various chemicals that the Coast Guard considers hazardous material. 84 HAZMAT loads, containing products such as syrup for soft drinks, alcohol, empty cylinders formerly containing water purification chemicals, and chlorine, etc. are on board, according to ship's owner Crowley Puerto Rico Service, Inc. As of November 13, Titan Salvage has been engaged and a salvage master is on site. A naval architect and assistant salvage master are en route and removal plans are being [...]
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: CHLORINE GAS, ALCOHOL,  AND OTHER HAZMATS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 36.710N 075.923W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8150: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8150

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