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Sao sebastiao, sao paulo, brazil

Brazilian Marina; Sao Sebastiao, Sao Paulo, Brazil · NOAAORR-6240

issued
1978-01-09 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1978-01-23 00:00Z
self-cancels
1978-01-23 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-23.800, -45.717
vessel
TANKER BRAZILIAN MARINA
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Brazilian Marina; Sao Sebastiao, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Sao Sebastiao, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
1. On the morning of January 9, 1978, the tanker Brazilian Marina grounded in the Sao Sebastiao Channel, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tanks ruptured and spilled approximately 73,600 barrels of Kuwait crude oil. Approximately 18,000 barrels of the spilled product impacted the shoreline. Personnel from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responded to the spill at the request of Brazilian Authorities. Most of the organized shoreline cleanup was focused on the recreational beaches. Cleanup personnel initially used dispersants to combat the oil on some beaches, but this proved to have negative ecological effects and was stopped. Keyword: Pacific Strike Team (PST), Gulf Strike Team (GST), manual removal, BRAS-X-plus, disposal..
2. COMMODITY: KUWAIT CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3090000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 23.800S 045.717W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6240: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6240

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