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T/V Eagle Baltimore; Gravesend Bay, New York

Gravesend Bay, New York | 2000-Mar-20

Initial Notification: At approximately 1245 EST today 3/20/00, USCG Activities New York was notified that the T/V Eagle Baltimore was aground in Gravesend Bay Anchorage, outside of the Narrows in New York Harbor. The double-hulled tanker is carrying 599,000 barrels of Hibernia crude oil. No oil has been released at this time. The NOAA SSC was notified and is providing trajectory analysis, weather and tide forecasts, and ADIOS output. USCG district 1.

Incident Details
Products of concern:Hibernia crude oil
Total amount at risk of spill: 25,200,000 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 40° 36.00′ North
Longitude (approximate): 74° 1.00′ West