Spills · oil

Barge e-24 long island sound; long island sound, ny

NOAAORR-9087

issued
1985-11-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-12-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-12-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.239, -72.060
vessel
BARGE E-24 LONG ISLAND SOUND
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Barge e-24 Long Island Sound; Long Island Sound, NY.
Long Island Sound, NY.
1. The barge, e-24, sank in Long Island Sound after entering the Race, struck bottom and broke the hawser. there was 20,00 barrels of #6 in the tanks- an indetermined amount spilled. Intial slick spotted at 1420 PSt 11/22) was 2 Miles x 3/4 over Bartlet Reef Oriented in the NNW direction. Slick ( at 0430 PSt 11/23) was 1//4 x 1/2 mile./ Black oil globs were noted. Oil observed 11/24 on the Montank Shoreline, 5-6 pancake size peices- about 5 every 30 yds
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 41.239N 072.060W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9087: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9087

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Timeline · 20 messages since 1985-06-26 · closed 1986-01-05

  1. Spartina marsh asphalt spill; barnstable harbor, cape cod bay, ma1985-06-26 → 1985-07-10
  2. Buzzards bay, ma1985-07-12 → 1985-07-26
  3. Woods hole, ma1985-07-12 → 1985-07-26
  4. Buzzards bay, ma1985-07-13 → 1985-07-27
  5. Cuttyhunk island, ma1985-07-28 → 1985-08-11
  6. Fall river, ma1985-07-28 → 1985-08-11
  7. Watch pond, martha's vinyard, ny1985-07-31 → 1985-08-14
  8. Tanker lost 2 barrels; narragansett bay, ma1985-09-09 → 1985-09-23
  9. Aushnet river, ma1985-09-26 → 1985-10-10
  10. Wilkes ledge, buzzards bay, massachusetts1985-10-30 → 1985-11-13
  11. M/V sunbird aground in buzzards bay; wilkes ledge, buzzards bay, ma1985-10-30 → 1985-11-13
  12. Block island, ri1985-11-02 → 1985-11-16
  13. Mystery oil spill, block island sound; block island sound, rhode island1985-11-03 → 1985-11-17
  14. Buzzards bay, massachusetts1985-11-14 → 1985-11-28
  15. Buzzards bay, ma1985-11-14 → 1985-11-28
  16. Davisville, rhode island1985-11-19 → 1985-12-03
  17. E-24; block island sound, fishers island, new york1985-11-22 → 1985-12-06
  18. Barge e-24 long island sound; long island sound, ny this message1985-11-22 → 1985-12-06
  19. Vessel sinking in rhode island sound with 2000 gallons of diesel on board.1985-12-13 → 1985-12-27
  20. T/b E-24; "the race," long island sound, fishers island, new york1985-12-22 → 1986-01-05

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