T/V Potomic; East River, Hallets Point

East River, Hallets Point | 1993-Mar-14

Initial Notification: T/V Potomic Grounded in East River near Hallets Point (just south of Hell Gate) at 1530 (EST). The vessel is 640 feet in length with a double bottom and carrying 27,000 barrels of #6 oil. Tide: 3/14 High = 1530 + 4.5 feet Low = 2140 + 0.6 feet 3/15 High = 0356 +5.1 feet Low = 1034 +0.5 feet High = 1630 + 4.3 feet Low = 2252 +0.8 feet Max. flood velocity NE of Mill Rock = 2.2 knots Weather From La Guardia Airport: Currently Winds WNW 24 mph gusting to 32 mph After Midnight Winds from W and decreasing speed Tomorrow Winds W moving to SW 10 15 mph SSC suggested several areas for possible collection sites: Pot Cove, Hallets Cove, Bowery Bay, Flushing Bay, and College Point, pier south of Newtown Creek, Bushwick Inlet, and the Navy Yard at Red Hook (Wallabout Bay). Water intakes at the Con Edison power station at Lawrence Point should be notified as well as other East River industrial intakes. As the next high tide is 0.6 feet higher than the high tide at which the vessel grounded there is a good likelihood that she may be refloated at that time. USCG district 1.