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FY99 Spill ReportDate ofIncidentNo.Report Name/Hotline 18 Feb 9932F/V Sea Quayle*Whale Passage, AKdiesel17phone19 Feb 9933M/V Hekifu*Dutch Harbor, AKmisc. oils17 phone/fax22 Feb 9934Ocean Winner/365*Galveston, TXred diesel8phone27 Feb 9935T/V Hyde Park/366New Orleans, LApurolysis gasBunker C84 on-scene04 Mar 9936M/V HollandicConfidenc/367Cape Mendicino, CAsulfurIFOmarine-gradefuel oil11phone/fax17 Mar 9937Thermal Release Item/368St. Lawrence River, NYTherminol 551phone/fax23 Mar 9938Kuehne Chemical/369*Kearny, NJ (potential)sodium hydroxide 1sodium hydrochloritephone/fax1 Apr39fishing boat aground/370Pillar Point, CAdiesel111 on-scene5 Apr40M/V Algontario/371St Mary's River, MIIFO, #2, cement91 on-scene9 Apr41Oil Rig East Cameron 60/372*Cameron, LAnatural gascondensate8phone/fax15 Apr 9942F/V Poseiden/373Panama, FLdeath of crewinvestigation81 on-scene19 Apr 9943T/V Sea World/374Galveston, TXBasrah crude oil8phone/fax08 May 9944F/V Controller Bay*Cave Point, AKmisc. oils17phone/fax10 May 9945F/V Ying Fa*Adak, AKanhydrousammonia17phone10 May 9946M/V Redfin*Cold Bay, AKdiesel, lube17phone/faxxi

FY99 Spill ReportDate ofIncidentNo.13 May 9947Rosarito Beach pipeline/375Rosarito Beach, Mexico#6 fuel oil112 on-scene06 Jun 9948Oil slick/376*central California coastunknown11phone/fax09 Jun 9949Tug Harvey Challenger/377Galveston Bay, TXpropane82 on-scene12 Jun 9950M/V Wilderness Adventure/378 dieselGlacier Bay, AK17phone/fax14 Jun 9951Northeast Florida Tarballs/379 tarballsNE FL7phone/fax25 Jun 9952Rig Falcon 17/380Amelia, LAnatural gasdiesel, drilling mud82 on-scene27 Jun 9953T/V Arco Texas/381Ferndale, WANorth Slope Crude13phone/fax01 Jul 9954F/V Su-CeK*Sitka Sound, AKdiesel17phone/fax02 Jul 9955O'Neal Tank Battery/382*Golden Meadows, LAcrude oil81 on-scene10 Jul 9956Chemical Spill/383Red RiverShreveport, LA2-ethylhexanol82 on-scene16 Jul 9957F/V Sea Farer*New Bedford, MAdiesel1phone/fax20 Jul 9958Mystery Spill/384Florence, ORtarballs111 on-scene21 Jul 9959M/V Navios Pioneer/385Port Royal, SCcrushed granite5phone/fax23 Jul 9960Shell Oil Pipeline/386Gulf of Mexico30 miles SSE ofAtchafalaya, LAlight condensate81 on-scene27 Jul 9961M/V Spirit of 98/387Tracy ArmSoutheast Alaskadiesel fuel17phone/faxxiiReport Name/Hotline NumberCommodityInvolvedUSCGDistrictNOAAInvolvement

FY99 Spill ReportDate ofIncidentNo.Report Name/Hotline 30 Jul 9962pipeline break/388Ramah, LAcrude oil81 on-scene9 Aug 9963Barge collision/389Mt. Vernon, INgasoline91 on-scene12 Aug 9964M/V Gardenia Ace/390Pt. Piedras Blancas, CAmarine diesel17 Aug 9965T/B Florida*Cape Cod Canal27 Aug 996629 Aug 9911phone/fax#6 fuel oil1phonefreighter Blue Master/391Galveston, TXIFO 1808phone/fax67Mystery Spill/392*Delawareunknown oil1phone/fax08 Sep 9968Dredge Stuyvesant/393Humbolt Bay, CAIFO-180113 on-scene14 Sep 9969F/V Gussie Flynn/394Mississippi Sound, MSdieselammoniaPropane8phone/fax22 Sep 9970Mississippi River/395water intake/395New Orleans, LAethylene dichloride(EDC)81 on-scenexiii

FY99 Spill ReportFY99 Drills and ScenariosOctober 1, 1998—September 30, 10/22/9810/20/9811/10/98PlanningDrillNavy DrillIndustry PrepPlanningCon/Ed DrillMSO PortlandIndustry PrepWorkshop ScenWorkshop ScenStrait of Juan Fuca, WAUpper Cook Inlet, AKNew Haven CTOhio RiverN. San Juan Islands,WAAnchorage, AKLA/Long Beach, CAAdmiralty Inlet, WABurns Harbor, IndianaBeaufort, AKEast River, NYWillamette River, ORFort Lauderdale, FLBoston Harbor, MABuzzards Bay, t planWorkshop ScenCANUSLANTUSCG WorkshopUSCG WorkshopSTOCS ScenarioSCAT WorkshopTX Disp Workshop.CA Disp WorkshopCA Disp WorkshopGulf Strike TeamPREP DrillLynn CanalSt. ThomasEastport, MEGalveston Bay, TXSan Francisco Bay, CADelaware Bay, DESt. Lawrence RiverGalveston Bay, TXSan Francisco Bight, CASan Francisco Bay, CA20 miles off TimbBuzzard’s Bay, MATATTATTATOSSMOSSMTATTATDisp. TablesDisp TableDisp TableUnann /20/995/25/995/26/996/29.99USCG DrillCISPRIMiddle East DrillMSO San FranciscoMSO San FranciscoCANUSDIXMSO HonoluluBeaufort, SCUpper Cook Inlet, AKGaza StripMoss LandingCresent CityDixon EntranceHonolulu 9/998/19/999/3/999/23/99xv

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U.S. Coast Guard District 1Atlantic Atoll1T/V Nord/Jahre Traveler3Mystery Sheen5Kuehne Chemical Company7F/V Sea Farer9

Name of Spill:NOAA SSC:USCG District:Date of Spill:Location of Spill:Latitude:Longitude:Spilled Material:Spilled Material Type:Amount:Source of Spill:Resources at Risk:Dispersants:Bioremediation:In-situ Burning:Other Special Interest:Shoreline Types Impacted:Keywords:C/V Atlantic AtollEd Levine111/13/98New Haven, Connecticut41 18.2' N72 54.2' Wacrolein5undeterminedcontainer vesselhuman health and safetyNNNnonenonenoneIncident Summary:On November 13, 1998, the container vessel (C/V) Atlantic Atoll was docked at the terminalin New Haven Harbor when two longshoremen unloading the vessel began showingsymptoms of acrolein exposure (one of the cargoes on the vessel) and were hospitalized. A'Level A' inspection into the hold was conducted and readings ranged from 0.01 to 0.05parts per million (ppm) near the five acrolein marine portable containers (from 4000 to 4500gallons each) and 0.5 ppm under the containers. The immediately dangerous to life andhealth (IDLH) level was 2 ppm. Other cargoes onboard were zinc ingots and uranium.Personnel from the State of Connecticut’s Department of Health and Department ofEnvironmental Protection and the New Haven Fire Department were on-scene. Also onscene was a mobile laboratory with a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS,).The vessel was secured for the night with hatches open to help ventilate the hold. TheUnited States Coast Guard (USCG) was waiting for an owner's representative who wasfamiliar with acrolein before proceeding.November 12, the responsible party's (RP) representative arrived with contractors fromBoots & Coots. Additional entries into the hold were made that morning and levels werevery low. The testing results from the day before were in question as to possible samplecontamination.Behavior of Spilled Material:Hazards associated with acrolein are hazardous atmospheres from the gaseous vapors andvery low lower explosion limit (LEL) of 2.8 percent. Acrolein gas is heavier than air and willflow along the deck and sink to the lowest level. Acrolein liquid is less dense than water andwill float.Countermeasures and Mitigation:A plan was devised to remove the five acrolein marine portable containers from belowdecks, inspect them, make any needed repairs, and store them back on the ship above deck.NOAA Activities:

The USCG Marine Safety Office (MSO) New Haven notified NOAA of this incident onNovember 11, 1998. The SSC researched the chemical and its properties and made2suggestions concerning flammability and the use of CO to reduce the chance of combustionas well as ventilating the hold. Also, ALOHA plume models were run with worst case andvarious other scenarios. NOAA was involved in this incident for several hours viatelephone.References:NOAA. 1992c. The ALOHA 5.1 Manual for the Apple Macintosh and IBM Compatibles.Washington, D.C.: National Safety Council. 350 pp.NOAA. 1993. The CAMEO 4.0 Manual. Washington, D.C.: National Safety Council. 440pp.

Name of Spill:NOAA SSC:USCG District:Date of Spill:Location of Spill:Latitude:Longitude:Spilled Material:Spilled Material Type:Amount:Source of Spill:Resources at Risk:Dispersants:Bioremediation:In-situ Burning:Other Special Interest:Shoreline Types Impacted:Keywords:T/V Nord-Jahre TravelerEd Levine112/19/98Long Island, New York071 59' W40 19.7' Ncrude oil31 gallontankernoneNNNnonenonenoneIncident Summary:At approximately 1300 on December 19, 1998, the USCG Marine Safety Detachment (MSD)Coram, New York received notification of a one-liter spill from the T/V Nord-Jahre Traveler. Thespill occurred from a fitting during an off-shore lightering operation. The USCG MSO Long IslandSound (LIS) requested an overflight, but was unable to obtain an aircraft.NOAA Activities:NOAA was notified at 2000, December 19, 1998, by MSO LIS. An overflight was scheduled forthe morning of December 20 and MSO requested a trajectory to identify positions for the aircraftto search in case the spill was larger than initially reported. The SSC reported the position tosearch would be a 6-mile radius around the point 40 24' N / 72 05' W.The overflight found no oil.Reference:Torgrimson, Gary M. 1984. The On-Scene Spill Model: A User's Guide. NOAA TechnicalMemorandum NOAA OMA-12. Seattle: Office of Oceanography and Marine Assessment. 87pp. (OSSM reference)

Name of Spill:NOAA SSC:USCG District:Date of Spill:Location of Spill:Latitude:Longitude:Spilled Material:Spilled Material Type:Amount:Source of Spill:Resources at Risk:Dispersants:Bioremediation:In-situ Burning:Other Special Interest:Shoreline Types Impacted:Keywords:Mystery SheenEd Levine12/11/99Long Island, New York72 45' W40 33' cident Summary:At about 1630, February 11, 1999, a private airplane pilot reported to USCG MSO LIS. Asheen in the Moriches Inlet. The sheen was approximately 1000 feet long about 20 milessouth of Long Island, New York.Weather at the time was winds from the south at 10 to 20 knots, seas 5 feet. The sheen wasexpected to move about 2.5 miles north of its reported position. The MSO had planned ahelicopter search of the area with an infrared camera; however, there were no helicoptersavailable.NOAA Activities:On February 11, 1999, NOAA was notified of this incident by MSO LIS who requestedtrajectory information.NOAA reported that the oil would most likely dissipate by daybreak. However, if it were aheavier oil it may make landfall between Shinnecock and Moriches. The MSO sent a beachsurvey team to check, but no tarballs were spotted.References:Torgrimson, Gary M. 1984. The On-Scene Spill Model: A User's Guide. NOAA TechnicalMemorandum NOAA OMA-12. Seattle: Office of Oceanography and Marine Assessment.87 pp. (OSSM reference)

Name of Spill:NOAA SSC:USCG District:Date of Spill:Location of Spill:Latitude:Longitude:Spilled Material:Spilled Material Type:Amount:Source of Spill:Resources at Risk:Dispersants:Bioremediation:In-situ Burning:Other Special Interest:Shoreline Types Impacted:Keywords:Kuehne Chemicals CompanyEd Levine103/25/99Kearny, New Jersey40 44.0' N074 06.1' Wsodium hydroxide, sodium hypochlorite530,000 gallonsstorage tankFish: estuarine fishResource Extraction: power plant water intakes, industrial waterintakesNNNnoneriprap, spoil bank, mixed sediment beachesnoneIncident Summary:On the morning of March 23, 1999, the USCG Activities New York (ACTNY) was notified of achemical tank collapse at the Kuehne Chemical facility in Kearny, New Jersey. The tank containedapproximately 30,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide (50% solution). In the process of collapsing, thetank had broken an adjoining pipe containing sodium hypochlorite (50% solution) spilling a smallamount of liquid. The sodium hydroxide was mostly contained within the dike around the tank, but1,000 gallons escaped and entered the Hackensack River.The State Department of Environmental Protection and USCG personnel were on-scene and monitoringthe situation. They planned to neutralize the sodium hydroxide, then collect and remove it.This response lasted for several days.NOAA Activities:NOAA was notified of this incident March 25, 1999, by USCG ACTNY who requestedinformation about the chemicals involved. After consulting a chemist from Louisiana StateUniversity and the Chemical Reactivity Worksheet, the SSC reported that the chemicals wouldnot react with each other. The main concern was skin contact with the sodium hydroxidebecause it is a strong base that can dissolve skin. The pH of the sodium hydroxide was 14. Itwas calculated that to lower the pH to background (about 7.5 to 8) from the 1,000 gallonsspilled into the river would require about one billion gallons of water (about 2 river miles). Theslug would travel with the tides (initially flooding at 0.8 knots). A localized fish kill wasanticipated.NOAA supported this incident by phone and fax for 2 hoursReferencesNOAA Hotline 369, 2 Reports

Name of Spill:Date of Spill:SSC:Location of Spill:Latitude:Longitude:Spilled Material:Spilled Material Type:Amount:Source of Spill:Resources at Risk:Dispersants:Bioremediation:In-Situ Burning:Other Special Interest:Shoreline Types Impacted:Keywords:F/V Sea Farer7/16/99Stephen LehmannNew Bedford Harbor, Massachussets41 38.23 N070 55.2 Wdiesel25000 gallonsfishing vesselsalt marsh, tidal flatsNNNnonesand beachboom, sorbentIncident Summary:The fishing vessel Sea Farer sank at Eathan Fishing Dock, New Bedford, Massachusettsin the early hours of July 16, 1999. She carried an estimated 6000 gallons of diesel fuel.The owners contracted with divers to plug the vents and secure the source. Theimmediate area was boomed.On-scene USCG personnel estimated 500 gallons of fuel in the water around the pier.By mid morning, it was suspected that the vent plugs had come free and that more oilwas coming from the vessel.NOAA Activities:NOAA SSC was contacted and resources at risk and oil fate and trajectory estimateswere requested and provided.Minor impacts were seen on Fairhaven Beach. Contractors were dispatched to recoverand clean oil at the beach. Vents were recapped.On July 23 the vessel was refloated and 5000 gallons were recovered. The vessel wastowed to a local shipyard for repair.References:NOAA. 1993. ADIOS (Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills) User's Manual. Seattle: HazardousMaterials Response and Assessment Division, NOAA. 50 pp.NOAA. 1994. Shio. Tide computer program (prototype). Seattle: Hazardous Materials Response andAssessment Division, NOAA.

Research Planning Institute. 1980. Sensitivity of coastal environments and wildlife to spilled oil:Massachusetts. An atlas of coastal resources. Seattle: Ocean Assessments Division, NOAA. 49 maps.

U.S. Coast Guard District 5Train Derailment11M/V Star Evviva13C/V Independent Spirit15M/V Navios Pioneer17Mercury Contaminated Wastewater19C/V Humacao21T/B Bay Trader23

Name of Spill:Date of Spill:USCG District:SSC:Location of Spill:Spilled Material:Spilled Material Type:Amount:Source of Spill:Resources at Risk:Dispersants:Bioremediation:In-Situ Burning:Other Special Interest:Shoreline Types Impacted:Keywords:Train Derailment11/05/985Stephen LehmannHuntington, West Virginiaconcentrated hydrochloric acid, carbon disulphide,propelene oxide, isopropinal, ethynal, and ammoniahydroxide5N/Aderailed trainpublic safetyNNNnonenoneIncident Summary:A train traveling along the Ohio River in Huntington, West Virginia had six cars derail; fivewere not loaded but had residue of various chemicals, including carbon disulphide (aflammable liquid), concentrated HCl (an acid), and ammonia hydroxide (a poison). The onlycar carrying cargo was the HCl car.Responders on-scene determined that the HCl car was leaking and the USCG closed the riverfor a distance of 2 miles. Residents, within 2 miles, were notified and warned to stay indoors(shelter in place) by the Huntington Fire Department. HAZMAT teams from CSX (the railroad)and Dupont Chemical were called on- scene. CSX and Dupont made level B entriesNOAA Activities:.NOAA was notified of this incident on November 5, 1998, by the USCG who requested offscene support. NOAA provided information as to the potential reactions of the mixture ofchemicals and assistance with the ALOHA air dispersion model. The mixture of the ammoniaand the acid was considered the greatest concern, other than fire and direct exposure from purechemicals. For planning purposes it was assumed that each of the “empty” tank cars held 600gallons of product.The HCl was thought to be at a concentration no greater that 38%. Given that the chemical wasleaking into soil that is heavy with limestone, it was recommended that the HCl be allowed toleak and react slowly with the soil, reducing the threat.References:GATX Train Car Manual

NOAA Hotline 340, 1 ReportNOAA. 1993. The CAMEO 4.0 Manual. Washington, D.C.: Nat

the U.S. Coast Guard for spill incidents in the Nation's coastal zone included 21 potential oil spills, 34 actual oil spills, 9 chemical spills, 2 spills of unknown material, and 5 miscellaneous spills. In addition to the spills listed, NOAA assisted the U.S. Coast Guard with 40 simulation exercises.