Spills · oil
Barge adrift at sea, lost tug tow, power, steering
Barge Adrift At Sea; Atlantic Ocean · Atlantic Ocean · NOAAORR-9074
- issued
- 1985-10-21 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-11-04 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-11-04 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.052, -75.034
- vessel
- TUG TOW · 4 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barge Adrift at sea; Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Ocean. 1. Barge adrift at sea, lost tug tow, power, steering. There are 150,000 barrels of crude abroard. On scence winds are from NE at 15-20 knots. A tug is supposed to get there around1900-2000 EDT 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 37.052N 075.034W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9074: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9074
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