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I hear you, Chief, but who ever was on the wheel was WAY OFF OF WHERE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
My biggest bitch about this was that the incident occurred down off Westport and the freaking Coast Guard allowed them, actually directed them, to bring the leaking barge all the way up to the anchorage area North of Woods Hole.
That leaking vessel should have been directed to get out of Buzzards Bay and get out beyond Coxes Ledge so the oil would go out to sea!
If they had a crewed barge they could have ascertained which tank was ruptured and place a negative vacumn on that tank and it would have eliminated any further leak.
The Tanker Companies do a great service in transportation of these needed commodities but the Government holds a great responsibility for the screwy manning requirements and idiot watch standers that would bring a leaking petroleum laden vessel into the Bay instead of telling them to get out into the Ocean.
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