Spills · oil

New bedford harbor

T/v William H. Bennett; New Bedford Harbor · NOAAORR-9010

issued
1985-01-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-02-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-02-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.679, -70.917
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V William H. Bennett; New Bedford Harbor.
New Bedford Harbor.
1. T/V William H. Bennett located 200 yds N of Fairhaven Bridge in New Bedford harbor, was damaged in a collision on the stbd side. It was carrying 4k gal of diesel. in attempting to boom the tanker, it rolled - then it was righted. Later, it went belly-up on the bottom making th eboom ineffectual and it was still leaking. Current winds are 15-25kts from the NW. 2-3" ice along shire, but harbor center is clear.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 41.679N 070.917W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9010: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9010

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Timeline · 4 messages since 1985-01-24 · closed 1985-02-12

  1. Buzzards bay, massachusetts1985-01-24 → 1985-02-07
  2. The barge corpus christi sun sustained damage to the No.2 portside tank and leaked 50-100 gallons of diesel1985-01-24 → 1985-02-07
  3. New bedford harbor this message1985-01-29 → 1985-02-12
  4. New bedford harbor, massassachusetts1985-01-29 → 1985-02-12

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