Potential Oil Discharge on the Tennessee River; Calvert City, Kentucky
Calvert City, KY, USA | 2025-Apr-10
Initial Notification: On 9 April 2025 USCG Sector Ohio Valley and KY DEP investigated a report of potential oil discharge IVO MM 11 on the TN River. KYDEP deployed a UAS and collected photos near the First Marine barge fleet and observed oil like discharge in the river. First Marine later reported a discharge from the stack of one of the tows. Boom deployed at source location. River is in flood stage. USCG requested fate and affects assessment and recommendations from NOAA SSC regarding further assessment techniques and potential locations for oil accumulation. Support ongoing, investigation pends.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | UNK gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 37° 2.81′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 88° 26.07′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |