M/V Citrus

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-7131. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-71311996-02-16 00:00Z → cancelled 1996-03-01 00:00Z
   Paul island, alaska
   M/V Citrus; St · Bering Sea

   M/V Citrus; St. Paul Island, Alaska.
   St. Paul Island, Alaska.
   1. On February 17, 1996, the USCG began receiving reports of hundreds of oiled birds coming ashore on the northeast point of St. Paul Island. Most of the affected birds were king eiders; however, some oldsquaw ducks, guillemots, thick-billed murres, and crested auklets were also affected. Most of the birds found were carcasses being scavenged by bulls and Arctic foxes, but some living birds were also found. A spill source was not immediately evident and the USCG conducted a C-130 overflight in the area with negative results. Early beach surveys detected no sheens, oil, or tarballs. On February 20, the USCG sent out two pollution investigators and one USFWS biologist to further evaluate the situation. USCG district 17. Keyword: IBRRC.
   2. COMMODITY: HEAVY OIL, LIKE BUNKER C.
   3. POSITION 57.245N 170.170W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7131: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7131