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UTV Zeus and anhydrous ammonia barge Upper MS River; Hampton Township, IL, USA

Hampton Township, IL, USA | 2016-Sep-04

Initial Notification: On September 4, 2016, the USCG Sector Upper Mississippi River notified the NOAA SSC of incident involving loss of marine diesel from the UTV Zeus in the vicinity of Davenport, Iowa. The vessel was assisting a grounded anhydrous ammonia barge around 12 AM on 4 SEPT when it grounded and sustained damage to the port fuel tank. The USCG requesting potential trajectory of worst case discharge of fuel from UTV and, or discharge from anhydrous ammonia barge (4,800 tons).

Incident Details
Primary threat:Chemical
Tags:Grounding
Products of concern:Diesel and anhydrous ammonia
Total amount at risk of spill: 2400 tons
Latitude (approximate): 41° 33.03′ North
Longitude (approximate): 90° 25.76′ West