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Barge Hygrade 42; St Croix, US Virgin Islands

St Croix, US Virgin Islands | 2006-Apr-28

Initial Notification: Hygrade 42 Barge, St Croix, USVI Friday, April 28 2006 Hovensa Barge Hygrade 42 with tug Grape Tree Bay went aground North of Providence Cay in the WOPA channel. Product Onboard is 15000 Bbls of diesel fuel.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Grounding
Products of concern:diesel fuel
Total amount at risk of spill: 630,000 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 17° 45.16′ North
Longitude (approximate): 64° 42.36′ West