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A 43 foot recreational fishing vessel grounded on the 'sow and pigs reef" just south of cuttyhunk island in…

F/V "up the Ladder"; Cuttyhunk, Ma · Cuttyhunk, Ma · NOAAORR-8492

issued
2012-08-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2012-08-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
2012-08-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.416, -70.946
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V "Up The Ladder"; Cuttyhunk, MA.
Cuttyhunk, MA.
1. A 43 foot recreational fishing vessel grounded on the 'Sow and Pigs Reef" just south of Cuttyhunk Island in Buzzards Bay, MA. She is carrying 400 gallons of diesel fuel and was towed to an intentional grounding area on a sand/gravel beach on the north side of Westend Pond (which does not communicate with the sea). Actions: 1. She currently sits 200 yds off the beach, vents have been closed and she is no longer sheening. 2. Salvage resources are due to arrive by 2000 tonight 3. NOAA SSC has informed and briefed the DOI Trustee, particularly with regard to Penikese Island (2.5 miles to the north) where roseate terns (endangered) have been known to roost. Potential for impacts is very low. 4. NOAA produced fate models indicating very low likelihood of oil threatening Penikese Island.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 400 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 41.416N 070.946W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8492: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8492

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