T/B Ocean State; East River, New York

East River, New York | 1998-Sep-05

Initial Notification: At 0330 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Saturday, September 5, 1998, the tank barge Ocean State ran hard aground on the shore of the East River at 36th Street on Manhattan Island, north of the Williamsburg Bridge and south of Newtown Creek. The barge was loaded with 80,000 barrels of gasoline and 90,000 barrels of #2 fuel oil. The vessel operator reported both products were leaking. At about 0730 EDT, the barge refloated and was held in place by two tugs near Buoy 18 off 20th street until moved to a dock in Brooklyn. The barge continued to leak product until a water bottom was fully established. USCG district 1. Keyword: none.