Catano, puerto rico

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   NOAAORR-72711998-02-23 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-03-09 00:00Z
   Catano, puerto rico

   Caribbean Gulf Facility Catano; Catano, Puerto Rico.
   Catano, Puerto Rico.
   1. On February 23, 1998, a security guard at the Caribbean Gulf Refinery facility reported oil in the water. Initially the amount was thought to be 2000 barrels of diesel fuel. The source, as determined by USCG personnel, was a below-ground pipeline. Boom was placed across a nearby canal where oil was seeping, containing most of the oil. The T/S Dion, unloading just before the incident, was also boomed. A USCG helicopter overflight on February 23 determined that all the product was contained in the booms. Sorbent pads and two vacuum trucks were used in the canal to recover discharged oil. Samples of the spilled oil spilled from the pipeline and the T/S Dion were collected. Visual inspection indicated noticeable differences between the two. Two trenches were dug to act as collection points significantly increasing the efficiency of the trucks. USCG district 7. Keyword: boom, vacuum truck, [...]
   2. COMMODITY: JET FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 18.433N 066.108W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7271: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7271

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   NOAAORR-72731998-02-23 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-03-09 00:00Z
   Catano, puerto rico

   PR Diesel Spill; Catano, Puerto Rico.
   Catano, Puerto Rico.
   1. AN UNDERGROUND PIPELINE AT THE GULF FACILITY IN CATANO, PR IS SPILLING OIL INTO A CREEK THAT EMPTIES INTO SAN JUAN HARBOR. THE LEAK IN THE PIPELINE WAS DETECTED BY FACILITY PERSONNEL AFTER THE T/S DION HAD COMPLETED TRANSFERRING DIESEL TO FACILITY. FACILITY PERSONNEL ESTIMATE THAT APPROX 2000 BBLS OF PRODUCT IS UNACCOUNTED FOR. OIL IS BUBBLING UP THROUGH THE SOIL IN A CREEKBED AND FLOWING INTO THE HARBOR. BOOM IS DEPLOYED ACROSS THE MOUTH OF THE CREEK AND IS CONTAINING THE MAJORITY OF THE SPILLED OIL. A SECOND LINE OF BOOM IS DEPLOYED AROUND THE TANKSHIP AND THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF SAN JUAN HARBOR. APPROXIMATELY 300 BBLS HAS ESCAPED THE PRIMARY CONTAINMENT AND IS WITHIN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT. VAC TRUCKS ARE RECOVERING OIL FROM THE CREEK. THE FACILITY HIRED CROWLEY ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUCHEM TO CLEAN-UP SPILL AND ISOLATE LEAK. USCG district 7.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL, JET FUEL.
   3. POSITION 18.441N 066.121W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7273: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7273