Spills

Croix, U.S

Texaco Caribbean; St · Croix, U.S · Virgin Islands · St · NOAAORR-6576

issued
1988-05-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-06-05 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-06-05 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
17.736, -64.771
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Texaco Caribbean; St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
1. On May 22, 1988, an oil spill occurred at the Texaco Caribbean terminal at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The spill resulted from a 1/4-inch hole in a 16-inch feeder line that runs from the offshore terminal to the inland storage tanks. Approximately 400 barrels of diesel and 400 barrels of gasoline escaped before being detected. Although the majority of the spilled oil remained in the sand near the rupture, an undetermined amount did enter the water. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL, GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 33600 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 17.736N 064.771W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6576: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6576

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Timeline · 2 messages since 1988-05-22 · closed 1988-06-19

  1. Croix, U.S this message1988-05-22 → 1988-06-05
  2. Croix, U.S1988-06-05 → 1988-06-19

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