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Adiponitrile barge; mm 173 tombigbee river east of pennington, al

NOAAORR-8866

issued: 2015-01-06 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2015-01-20 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2015-01-20 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
position: 32.227, -88.009
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Adiponitrile Barge; MM 173 Tombigbee River east of Pennington, AL.
MM 173 Tombigbee River east of Pennington, AL.
1. At 1130 on January 6, 2015, USCG Sector Mobile notified NOAA SSC that a barge carrying 1,400 tons of Adiponitrile struck the Nehoela Bridge on the Tombigbee River and sustained minor damage. The barge has been pushed into the bank is being lightered and no chemical has been released. USCG requested trajectory for worst case discharge (WCD).
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: ADIPONITRILE. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 32.227N 088.009W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8866: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8866

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