IMTT Bayonne; Bayonne, NJ
Bayonne, NJ | 2015-Aug-02
Initial Notification: On August 2, 2015, the USCG Sector New York notified NOAA of an oil spill from a pipeline into the Kill Van Kull, near Bayonne, NJ. The source of the oil is a pipeline owned by IMTT. It was estimated that 350 barrels of #6 oil was released at 2200 on the night of 1 August. The company reported that most of the oil was contained in boom. The USCG requested a trajectory to help locate any uncontained oil at first light.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Pipeline |
| Products of concern: | #6 oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 350 barrels |
| Latitude (approximate): | 40° 38.90′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 74° 6.70′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Evaluated but not used |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |