Spills
Thomas, US virgin islands
Barge St · Thomas; St · NOAAORR-6328
- issued
- 1986-02-06 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1986-02-20 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1986-02-20 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 18.396, -64.958
- vessel
- BARGE ST THOMAS · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barge St. Thomas; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. 1. At 1730 on February 6, 1986, the barge St. Thomas, in tow by the Todd W. Boudreaux, struck a submerged piling as it was entering port in Crown Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Approximately 1,200 barrels of an intermediate fuel oil leaked through a four-foot long hole in the barge's no. 1 starboard tank, approximately 50 feet away from the bulkhead in crown Bay. The owners of the oil, Statis Terminals, immediately began deploying boom around the leaking barge. Later, a diver applied a temporary patch to the leaking barge. USCG district 7. 2. COMMODITY: INTERMEDIATE FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 50400 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 18.396N 064.958W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6328: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6328
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1986-02-06 · closed 1986-02-20
- Thomas, US virgin islands this message1986-02-06 → 1986-02-20
- Thomas barge grounding; st1986-02-06 → 1986-02-20
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