Ievoli Splendor; Houston Ship Channel, TX
Houston Ship Channel, TX | 2004-Dec-15
Initial Notification: During the night of 15 December 2004, the chemical tanker IEVOLI SPLENDOR collided with a barge resulting in damage to a tank and spilled some 20 to 40 bbls of heavy fuel oil (IFO-180) in the Houston Shipping Channel, closing the channel. The Responsible Party's spill management team proposed that PES-51 spray and wipe technique be applied (chemical cleaning agent).
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Collision |
| Products of concern: | Heavy Fuel Oil (IFO 180) |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 1,680 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 43.09′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 95° 1.66′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |