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On june 19, 2014, a transfer pipe parted between the motor tanker palanca singapore and the exxon/mobil…

M/t Palanca Singapore; Everett, Ma · Everett, Ma · NOAAORR-8773

issued
2014-06-19 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-07-03 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-07-03 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
42.388, -71.058
vessel
MOTOR TANKER PALANCA SINGAPORE
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/T Palanca Singapore; Everett, MA.
Everett, MA.
1. On June 19, 2014, a transfer pipe parted between the motor tanker Palanca Singapore and the Exxon/Mobil terminal in Everett, MA, resulting in the discharge of an estimated 2500-10,000 gallons of heated asphalt into a boomed area between the pier and the ship. The asphalt was heated to a temperature of near 350 degree F and discharged into water of around 60 degrees F resulting in rapid cooling and solidification. The NOAA SSC was contacted by USCG Sector Boston and deployed to the scene. In addition, NOAA ERD oceanographers provided trajectory and fate modeling if any product were to have escaped containment.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: ASPHALT. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 42.388N 071.058W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8773: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8773

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