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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