Northeast Petroleum Corp.; Chelsea Creek , Boston, MA

Chelsea Creek , Boston, MA | 1986-Nov-04

Initial Notification: On November 4, 1986, approximately 175 feet of the retaining wall of the Northeast Petroleum Corporation tank farm, one of the largest in New England, collapsed into Chelsea Creek in Boston. Although the tank farm holds an estimated 395,000 barrels of oil products, only two storage tanks near the retaining wall were affected. USCG district 1.