Barge Grounding; near Ono Island, Florida
near Ono Island, Florida | 2014-Aug-07
Initial Notification: On August 7, 2014, Sector Mobile notified NOAA SSC that a barge carrying 1,500 tons of Adiponitrile was grounded and requested a trajectory. No chemical has been released, and plans are to lighter the barge and refloat it. Weather, tides, trajectory and toxicity information was provided.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Chemical |
| Tags: | Grounding |
| Products of concern: | Adiponitrile |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 1,500 tons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 30° 18.60′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 87° 27.50′ West |