JP5 Spill; Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Cieba, Puerto Rico

Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Cieba, Puerto Rico | 1999-Oct-20

Initial Notification: On Oct. 20 the SSC was informed of a 100,000 gallon JP-5 fuel spill at the Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Cieba PR in approximate position 18 13.5 N 065 37.5 W. The cause of the spill is suspected to be a misaligned valve at the pump station. MSO San Juan is on scene monitoring Naval Spill Response Team operations. Booms and sand bags have been placed in an attempt to prevent fuel from reaching Ensenada Harbor. Clean up operations are ongoing and are concentrated in a mangrove forest. It is estimated that 1.5 square miles of mangroves have been affected so far. USCG district 7.