Spills · collision
MV bethesda-barge MMI-612; helena, ar at helena bridge on miss r. helena, ar at helena bridge on miss r. 1.…
NOAAORR-8301
- issued
- 2011-03-17 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2011-03-31 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2011-03-31 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- position
- 34.529, -90.590
- vessels
- MV BETHESDA-BARGE MMI-612BARGE COMBINATIONBARGE MMI-612
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
MV Bethesda-Barge MMI-612; Helena, AR at Helena Bridge on Miss R. Helena, AR at Helena Bridge on Miss R. 1. NOAA ERD Duty Officer received a call that during the early morning of 17Mar2011 that the Towboat-Barge combination struck the Hwy 46 Mississippi R. Bridge at Helena, AR resulting in a 50 ft. long gash in the starboard side of the barge, and puncturing the #3 starboard cargo tank. This tank contained approximately 2950BBL of aviation alkyates. The towboat/barge combination continued down river 3 miles and has been secured to the right descending bank of the river. An unknown amount of the material has been released into the river but as of this morning, all but 1116BBL have been lightered from the damaged cargo tank. NOAA ERD is providing scientific support to the USCG Sector Lower Mississippi for safety and environmental issues. Major concern is safety, not environmental. Flash point of alkylate is 20F according to Flat Hills Research MSDS. 2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 123900 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION. 3. POSITION 34.529N 090.590W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8301: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8301
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