Hydraulic Oil Leak from Integrated Tug/Barge Presque Isle; Duluth, MN
1108 Port Terminal Rd, Duluth, MN 55802, USA | 2025-Jan-27
Initial Notification: On January 27, 2025, the SSC received a phone call from MSU Duluth, MN regarding the 1000' ITB Presque Isle, discovered to be leaking oil at 1000 Central on January 24, NRC #1421777. The ship is fast in ice dockside at the Southmost slip on Rice's Point, Duluth, MN. OSRO OSI is on scene and has deployed boom and sorbents and recovered 20 gal of oil, suspected to be from the ship's bow thruster with a total capacity of 135 gal and an estimated pre-spill capacity of 35 gal. MSU Duluth has requested feedback on employed tactics for response on and under the ice.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | gear oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 15 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 46° 45.51′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 92° 6.12′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |