T/B LEMON CREEK; New York, New York

New York, New York | 1990-Dec-30

Initial Notification: At about 1000 on December 30, 1990, the barge LEMON CREEK, while at her moorage in Gravesend Bay, was struck by the motor vessel LODESTAR KING. Damage to the barge caused a leak of about 1,000 gallons per minute of sewage sludge of a potential 100,000 barrels. The barge was towed to a point a few miles north of the Varrazano Narrows Bridge, then taken south through the Narrows to the vicinity of Ambrose Light. USCG district 1.