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Barges kirby 28083 & kirby 30001; lauderdale county, tn

NOAAORR-8242

issued: 2010-07-27 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2010-08-10 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2010-08-10 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
position: 35.540, -89.900
vessel: BARGE CARRIED AN
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Barges Kirby 28083 & Kirby 30001; Lauderdale County, TN.
Lauderdale County, TN.
1. At approximately 2115 CDT on July 26, 2010, the two barges Kirby 28083 and Kirby 30001 collided at Mississippi River Marker 774. Each barge carried an estimated 25,000 barrels of Acrylonitrile (ACN). It remains unknown the total quantity of product released into this remote section of the Mississippi River about 40 miles north of Memphis, TN. Three employees were hospitalized due to injuries caused by product exposure. No fatalities reported. Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River requested support from NOAA SSC.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: ACRYLONITRILE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2100000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 35.540N 089.900W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8242: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8242

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