Leslie Salt; San Mateo, California

San Mateo, California | 1987-Sep-09

Initial Notification: At 0700 on September 9, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, California was notified by Leslie Salt that one of its barges had sunk in approximately 50 feet of water 3 miles north of the San Mateo Bridge, 3.5 miles due east of Oyster Point. The 80 foot, steel-hulled barge had two 1,500-gallon diesel storage tanks, several 55 gallon drums filled with lube oil, ten 5-gallon containers of lube oil and thirty 50-gallon drums of paint on board. A slick was observed which measured approximately .6 miles long and by 100 meters wide. Leslie Salt took full financial responsibility for the incident. USCG district 12.