T/B Interstate 70; Boston Harbor, Mass

Boston Harbor, Mass | 1986-Nov-27

Initial Notification: At approximately 2240 on November 26, 1986, the tank barge Interstate 70, was moored alongside the tanker, Kriti Mountains when the Kriti Mountains' anchor gave way and both vessels grounded in shoal waters adjacent to Deer Island at the approaches to Boston's inner harbor. The tank ship was empty of cargo with bunkers aboard totaling 4,000 barrels. The tank barge was carrying about 63,000 barrels of unleaded gasoline. The grounding of the vessels occurred immediately after completing lightering operations in the anchorage. Initial reports indicated that there was no apparent hull damage to either vessel. USCG district 1.