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On january 15, 2022, an oil spill occurred during offloading from the italian tanker mare doricum to the…

Oil Spill Near Lima, Peru · Lima, Peru · NOAAORR-10408

issued
2022-01-19 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-02-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-02-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-11.920, -77.143
vessel
TANKER MARE DORICUM
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Oil Spill near Lima, Peru.
Lima, Peru.
1. On January 15, 2022, an oil spill occurred during offloading from the Italian tanker Mare Doricum to the REPSOL-operated La Pampilla refinery submarine terminal #2. Source of the spill was a broken manifold on the underwater pipeline. Cause of the break is still under investigation. An estimated 11,900 barrels (updated) of Buzios crude oil (from Brazil) was spilled. ERD deployed two Scientific Support Coordinators to represent NOAA on the nine-person U.S. National Response Team delegation that went to Peru. Other members of the US team included six from the United States Coast Guard and one from the Fish & Wildlife Service. The mission was to support the Government of Peru with satellite analysis, oil trajectory predictions, oil spill remediation techniques, oiled wildlife response and emergency management.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: BUZIOS CRUDE (FROM BRAZIL). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 499800 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE, TSUNAMI.
3. POSITION 11.920S 077.143W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10408: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10408

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