Spills
At 2020 on may 20, 1987, the U.S
Eastern Seaboard Petroleum; Jacksonville, Florida · Jacksonville, Florida · NOAAORR-6475
- issued
- 1987-05-29 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1987-06-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1987-06-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 30.321, -81.652
- vessel
- BARGE TANK
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Eastern Seaboard Petroleum; Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville, Florida. 1. At 2020 on May 20, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) in Jacksonville was notified of a spill of Number 6 fuel oil at the Eastern Seaboard Petroleum facility. The spill occurred when a tanker man overfilled a barge tank, spilling approximately 8,200 gallons of oil into the Trout and St. Johns Rivers. The oil impacted approximately 2 miles of sensitive marsh grass. Much of the oil came ashore in front of the U.S. Navy Fuel Depot and into a drainage ditch on the facility property. USCG district 7. 2. COMMODITY: NUMBER 6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8200 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 30.321N 081.652W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6475: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6475
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