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Incident Information

Incident Information. 1830 hours, Sector Hampton Roads is notified of a fire onboard an unmanned container barge being towed by the Tug Alert The tow has just passed the HRBT and is located in the Gulf Anchorage, still underway. Incident Information.

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Incident Information

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  1. Incident Information • 1830 hours, Sector Hampton Roads is notified of a fire onboard an unmanned container barge being towed by the Tug Alert • The tow has just passed the HRBT and is located in the Gulf Anchorage, still underway

  2. Incident Information • Weather is clear, with calm winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph • All local response agencies have been activated and a UC post has been established at Sector Hampton Roads

  3. Vessel Status • Tug Alert maintains control of the barge with a shorten tow cable. Tug will maintain a slow bell and await further instructions • Crew is safe, but cannot conduct any firefighting operations • An assist tug is following the tow • Several USCG and PD vessels on scene • Fireboats are en-route with MIRT members

  4. Scene Footage

  5. Barge Information • 231 containers onboard • 51 are empty • 64 contain rolled paper • 64 contain frozen chickens • 50 contain eggs • 1 contains trichloroethane (Hazmat) • 1 Generator container w/600 gallon fuel tank

  6. Liberty Trader Stowage

  7. Group Tasks • Place of Refuge (POR) A • Gulf Anchorage • Place of Refuge (POR) B • Old Moon Engineering

  8. Liberty Trader Locations

  9. Liberty Trader Damages

  10. Considerations • Safety of crew, responders and public • Potential of Hazardous Materials release • Potential of the barge sinking • Potential of oil spill due to barge sinking or de-watering operations due to firefighting water

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