Tank Barge COASTAL 32; Key Largo, Florida

Key Largo, Florida | 1991-Jul-26

Initial Notification: Tank barge COASTAL 32 with 12,000 barrels of #6 oil onboard developed a leak while transiting through Hawk Channel off Key Largo, Florida. Even though Coastal personnel deployed containment boom around the barge shortly after discovering the leak, a U.S. Coast Guard overflight crew reported that the slick extended from Rodriguez Key to Soldier Key (approximately 60 miles) with intermittent sheen of mixed light and dark oil measuring about 1/4 mile wide. USCG district 7.