TANKER Chestnut Hill Spilled AN

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   Spills·NOAAORR-66821989-03-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-04-03 00:00Z
   Port arthur, texas
   T/v Chestnut Hill; Port Arthur, Texas · Gulf of Mexico

   T/V CHESTNUT HILL; Port Arthur, Texas.
   Port Arthur, Texas.
   1. At 0030 on March 14, 1989, the tanker CHESTNUT HILL spilled an estimated 50 barrels of Panamanian crude oil while transferring the product to the Sun Oil Terminal on the Neches River, about seven miles northwest of Port Arthur, Texas. Efforts to contain and recover the oil were unsuccessful and approximately one-quarter mile of marsh and wetlands vegetation were oiled two to five feet back from the water's edge. Over the next few days, approximately 40 barrels of the spilled oil was recovered along the margins of the vegetation and river edge. Further cleanup was halted until additional investigation of the situation might be completed. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: PANAMANIAN CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2100 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.978N 093.861W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6682: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6682