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Tappan zee bridge, ny

Tarrytown Tug Barge Collision; Tappan Zee Bridge, Ny · NOAAORR-9251

issued: 2016-03-17 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2016-03-31 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2016-03-31 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 41.069, -73.878
vessel: TUG BARGE · 9 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tarrytown Tug Barge Collision; Tappan Zee Bridge, NY.
Tappan Zee Bridge, NY.
1. On Saturday, March 12, 2016 a tug and barge collided off Tarry Town along the Hudson River in the vicinity of the Tappan Zee Bridge. The plan is to raise the tug on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 and it is estimated that 2500 gallons of diesel fuel is still on board the tug.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2500 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 41.069N 073.878W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9251: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9251

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