Tug Snapper; Neuse River, New Bern, North Carolina

Neuse River, New Bern, North Carolina | 1994-Sep-06

Initial Notification: On September 6, 1994, MSO Wilmington received a report of a six-mile long oil sheen in the Neuse River near Scott's Creek, New Bern, North Carolina. By September 9 MSO Wilmington's investigators had determined that the 84-foot steel hull tug Snapper that was grounded in Scotts Creek and had rolled over releasing the oil was the source of this release. The owners of the tug refused to take responsibility for the incident. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent pads,.