M/V COLUMBINE; Tolchester Beach, Maryland

Tolchester Beach, Maryland | 1990-Nov-01

Initial Notification: At approx 1430 hrs on 1 Nov 90 a 582 ft container ship,COLUMBINE, went aground in good weather just south of buoy "25B" near the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay opposite Baltimore. Coordinates are approx. 39 15", 76 14". No pollution reported, however, bunkers are in the double bottom. Total bunkers are 11,592 bls of bunker "C" and 1,739 bls of diesel. The vessel was not refloated during the higher of the high tides of 1 Nov 90 at approx 1830 hrs. The next high tide of 2 Nov is approx 0630 hrs and the high of the high tides of 2 Nov is 1930 hrs. The location of buoy 25B is near shore and the vessel is estimated very near this Eastern Shore. At this time, the threat of this grounding is small. USCG district 1.