Croix, U.S

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   NOAAORR-65761988-05-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1988-06-05 00:00Z
   Croix, U.S

   Texaco Caribbean; St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
   St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
   1. On May 22, 1988, an oil spill occurred at the Texaco Caribbean terminal at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The spill resulted from a 1/4-inch hole in a 16-inch feeder line that runs from the offshore terminal to the inland storage tanks. Approximately 400 barrels of diesel and 400 barrels of gasoline escaped before being detected. Although the majority of the spilled oil remained in the sand near the rupture, an undetermined amount did enter the water. USCG district 7.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL, GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 33600 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 17.736N 064.771W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6576: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6576

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   NOAAORR-65791988-06-05 00:00Z → cancelled 1988-06-19 00:00Z
   Croix, U.S

   Barge MOBILE; St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
   St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
   1. NOAA/OMA was notified of the incident on June 5, 1988, by the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and requested to provide information on penexate and advise on the present and future medical condition of the affected crewmen. NOAA advised that the exposure would be through inhalation and that the symptoms indicated that the men might have pneumonia. NOAA contacted the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) for advice on the health effects of exposure to penexate. CHEMTREC, NOAA, Coast Guard, Hess Oil, and ATSDR discussed the situation in a conference call. The ATSDR representatives indicated that the men should be examined for hydrocarbon-induced pneumonia and put under a physician's care. The Hess Oil representative indicated that he would see that this was done. USCG district 7.
   2. COMMODITY: PENEXATE.
   3. POSITION 18.003N 065.051W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6579: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6579