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Oil spill from oil tanker collision vicinity 36-52-07.5N 126-03-12.2E

2 messages · 2007-12-07 to 2007-12-21

status
closed 2007-12-21 00:00Z
opened
2007-12-07 00:00Z
sea
Yellow Sea
position
36.869, 126.053
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-7733

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-77332007-12-07 00:00Z → cancelled 2007-12-21 00:00Z
    A crane barge owned by samsung collided with the M/V hebei spirit on december 8, 2007, 10 km (6.2 miles) off…collision
    MT Hebei Spirit; Korea.
Korea.
1. A crane barge owned by Samsung collided with the M/V HEBEI SPIRIT on December 8, 2007, 10 km (6.2 miles) off the coast of South Korea, west of Taean county. The M/V HEBEI SPIRIT sustained 3 large punctures and subsequently released an estimated 2.8 million gallons of crude oil. The vessel is currently anchored and has temporary patches on all of the punctures. Over 160 km (100 miles) of coastline have been impacted, with the heaviest concentrations of oil being Teaen county and points 30 miles to the north. Reports from the joint USCG/NOAA team assisting the Korean Coast Guard.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3200000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 36.832N 126.041E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7733: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7733
  2. 2
    HYDROPAC 2162/072007-12-07 15:23Z → cancelled 2007-12-15 18:20Z (archive)
    Oil spill from oil tanker collision vicinity 36-52-07.5N 126-03-12.2E
    OIL SPILL FROM OIL TANKER COLLISION
VICINITY 36-52-07.5N 126-03-12.2E.
REQUEST VESSELS NAVIGATE WITH CAUTION.

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