Moose Tracks
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Ethel H. Spill
"On February 4, 1977, at approximately 1900, the Ethel H (II) ran aground on Con Hook Rock in the Hudson River near West Point, New York, while being towed by the tug McAllister Brothers. The forward section of the barge began taking on water."
"Due to darkness and heavy ice conditions, none of the 60,000 barrels of No. 6 oil aboard the Ethel H (II) was observed to be leaking into the water at the time of the grounding. At 0255 February 5, the dispatcher reported oil leaking from the #1 starboard tank on the Ethel H (II). Oil was observed both north and south of the vessel, but did not reach the shore due to 12 to 20 inches of shorebound ice. By 1015, the Ethel H (II) had shifted partially off Con Hook Rock and was in danger of sinking. Tugs assisted to help prevent the barge from sinking. Sea Land Environmental Engineering Co, contracted by McAllister Towing Co., and the USCG Atlantic Strike Team (AST) arrived on-scene February 5. After oil was pumped from submerged tanks, the barge's list was reduced to 15 degrees."
"Once the barge was secured from sinking, Amerada Hess Corporation, owners of the Ethel H (II) and McAllister Towing Co., refused responsibility for clean-up of any oil in the Hudson River. The USCG took control of the cleanup, retaining Sea Land Environmental Engineering Company as the prime contractor. Reports of oiled birds prompted the New York State Department of Conservation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish a primary bird cleaning center. Several marinas and boat clubs on the Hudson reported oil impacts. Extensive clean-up efforts continued through April 14, funded by the federal 3ll(k) oil pollution fund."
May 31, 2018 Morning
Good morning! Where did May go?🌺 I don’t know but I’m blaming Trump who has less than 132 weeks left in his first and hopefully final term of his presidency.
After a cloudy start to the morning, it’s partly cloudy and 66 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ A few peaks of sun out now and then. There is a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 56 degrees. The skies will clear Sunday around 1 am.
Listening to the Youngbloods’ Get Together, 🎧a song that first became popular after being used in a public service announcement by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. 🔯Kind of like how like Moose Country in Lowille (rhythms with Cowville) plays part of Rodney Atkins’ Farmers Daughter for their dairy month PSA.🐄 It seems hard to believe that tomorrow is June but the weather is starting to get quite pleasant and the nights are certainly long.
Today will have a chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy ⛅, with a high of 75 degrees at 3pm. One degree above normal. Maximum dew point of 63 at 4pm. South wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 77 degrees. The record high of 92 was set in 2013. No, I didn’t bring an umbrella so I’m probably ducked. 🐥
The sun will set at 8:26 pm with dusk around 9:00 pm, which is 48 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for possible rain showers ☁ and 72 degrees. The dew point will be 64 degrees. Yucky. 😧There will be a south breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 5 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 18 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have a chance of showers. Cloudy ☁, with a low of 66 degrees at 4am. 14 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 64 at 7pm. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2017, we had mostly cloudy skies. It got down to 52 degrees. The record low of 35 occurred back in 1945.
The ten day outlook looks like it may be quite nice for the weekend following the coming weekend, 😎but that’s so far out at this point. I might try to get off that🌼 if the forecast remains true although who knows. This time of year is busy at work but when is it not? I’m all for a three day weekend at the Potholers and exploring Moss Island. 🐟🐟🌳
The CDTA bus I’m taking downtown has these new style of plastic covered seats that is quite uncomfortable. Maybe easier to clean because they are plastic but certainly not as comfortable or as colorful as the other buses. 🚌 I hope this isn’t a trend.
There are 5 months until Halloween 🛥️ when the sun will be setting at 5:49 pm with dusk at 6:18 pm.