Croix, US virgin islands

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1. 1
   NOAAORR-67281989-09-18 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-10-02 00:00Z
   Croix, U.S

   Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority; Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
   Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
   1. On September 18, 1989, Hurricane Hugo hit the island of St. Croix with winds in excess of 140 miles per hour, damaging the steel containment walls around two of the main No. 6 fuel oil storage tanks at the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (VIWAPA) power plant in Christiansted Harbor on the north coast of St. Croix. Oil leaked from a severed discharge line near the bottom of one or both of these 54,000-barrel capacity tanks. It then overflowed the containment dike and moved toward the beach 250 feet away. VIWAPA personnel constructed sand-based containment trenches and berms along the beach to contain the oil. They also diverted oil to a diesel storage tank containment area. Oil began to leak through the trenches, proceeding down the sloping base toward the shoreline. U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Office (MSO) San Juan personnel flew over the area on September 21 and [...]
   2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 17.750N 064.667W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6728: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6728

2. 2
   NOAAORR-67291989-09-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-10-04 00:00Z
   Storage tanks; port alucroix, limetree bay, st croix, US virgin islands

   Amerada Hess Oil Co. storage tanks; Port Alucroix, Limetree Bay, St Croix, US Virgin Islands.
   Port Alucroix, Limetree Bay, St Croix, US Virgin Islands.
   1. On September 18, 1989, Hurricane Hugo hit the island of St. Croix with winds in excess of 140 miles per hour. Five large oil storage tanks were destroyed and several severely damaged at the Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation (HOVIC) power plant in Port Alucroix, St Croix. Of the 10,000 barrels released, approximately 9,000 barrels were contained within earthen berms on the facility's grounds. Coast Guard personnel of the Marine Safety Office (MSO) San Juan participated in an overflight of the area on September 21. The overflight was conducted to assess damages to two affected facilities. Members of the USCG Atlantic Strike Team and the Federal On-Scene Coordinator arrived on-scene September 22 to inspect the damaged storage tanks. Approximately 1,000 barrels of heavy crude oil were in HOVIC's main tanker harbor. HOVIC employees had already begun countermeasures to contain the oil. [...]
   2. COMMODITY: HEAVY CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 17.667N 064.750W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6729: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6729

3. 3
   NOAAORR-67321989-09-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-10-06 00:00Z
   Croix, US virgin islands

   Hess Oil Refinery; Limetree Bay, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.
   Limetree Bay, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.
   1. On September 18, 1989, Hurricane Hugo hit the island of St. Croix with winds in excess of 140 miles per hour, severely damaging the Hess Oil Refinery in Limetree Bay, on the island's south coast. Twelve tanks were damaged; three of the twelve ruptured, spilling oil into their containment areas. Some number 6 fuel oil leaked into the north end of Limetree Bay in the Hess pier area, where it was held in by the weather conditions. Hess discovered the spill immediately after the passage of the hurricane. They responded with containment boom and recovery equipment. USCG district 7.
   2. COMMODITY: NUMBER 6 FUEL OIL.
   3. POSITION 17.762N 064.791W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6732: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6732