Spills
Croix, US virgin islands
Hess Oil Refinery; Limetree Bay, St · NOAAORR-6732
- issued
- 1989-09-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1989-10-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1989-10-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 17.762, -64.791
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Hess Oil Refinery; Limetree Bay, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Limetree Bay, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. 1. On September 18, 1989, Hurricane Hugo hit the island of St. Croix with winds in excess of 140 miles per hour, severely damaging the Hess Oil Refinery in Limetree Bay, on the island's south coast. Twelve tanks were damaged; three of the twelve ruptured, spilling oil into their containment areas. Some number 6 fuel oil leaked into the north end of Limetree Bay in the Hess pier area, where it was held in by the weather conditions. Hess discovered the spill immediately after the passage of the hurricane. They responded with containment boom and recovery equipment. USCG district 7. 2. COMMODITY: NUMBER 6 FUEL OIL. 3. POSITION 17.762N 064.791W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6732: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6732
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1989-09-18 · closed 1989-10-06
- Croix, U.S1989-09-18 → 1989-10-02
- Storage tanks; port alucroix, limetree bay, st croix, US virgin islands1989-09-20 → 1989-10-04
- Croix, US virgin islands this message1989-09-22 → 1989-10-06
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