“He’s way off the channel,” Seggos said. “It looks like it’s on a really bad trajectory at this point. If it hadn’t hit the channel marker it would have run into the shoreline, possibly.”
NY governor promises investigation of Hudson River barge grounding
WorkBoat: An articulated tug-barge carrying 60,000 bbl. of gasoline up the Hudson River got safely off Tuesday night after running aground about 30 miles south of Albany, N.Y. There was no spill from the double hull barge RTC 150, and a rising tide lifted the 458’x72’ barge and its tug, the 119’x40’x22’, 7,200-hp Meredith C. Reinauer. The ATB continued to Albany … Read More
Environmental groups sound alarm after barge carrying 60,000 barrels of gasoline runs aground on Hudson River near Catskill
“This incident underscores the serious threat posed by the transport of crude oil and other hazardous materials through the Hudson Valley,” Scenic Hudson President Ned Sullivan said.
Barge Runs Aground in the Hudson, Spotlighting Dangers of Anchorage Proposal
NRDC: A barge transporting 60,000 gallons of gasoline ran aground along the Hudson River in Catskill, New York earlier today. While no injuries have been reported and so far, there has been no fuel found leaking into the river, this accident highlights the real risk we face by encouraging more barges to travel and park in the Hudson River, turning … Read More
Gasoline tanker runs aground on Hudson River, no spill reported
A tanker carrying 2.5 million gallons of gasoline ran aground in foggy weather on the Hudson River on Tuesday morning