M/V Berge Banker

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• Spills · 2 messages1995-02-05 → 1995-03-13Galveston lightering area, gulf of mexico

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-7081. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-70811995-02-05 00:00Z → cancelled 1995-02-19 00:00Z
   On february 5, 1995, the M/V berge banker collided with the M/V skaubay when preparing for lightering…
   Berge Banker; Galveston, Texas · Galveston, Texas · Gulf of Mexico

   Berge Banker; Galveston, Texas.
   Galveston, Texas.
   1. On February 5, 1995, the M/V Berge Banker collided with the M/V Skaubay when preparing for lightering operations in the Galveston lightering area. The M/V Skaubay sustained a 25-foot gash on her port bow about 25 feet above the waterline. The Berge Banker sustained damage to a forward cargo tank. Based on tank soundings, the Berge Banker released 900 barrels of Bunker C into the water. On February 16, tarballs from this spill began coming ashore on the beaches near Corpus Christi, Texas, 140 miles away. USCG district 8. Keyword: satellite-transmitting buoys.
   2. COMMODITY: BUNKER C. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 37800 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 28.583N 094.163W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7081: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7081