Berge Banker; Galveston, Texas

Galveston, Texas | 1995-Feb-05

Initial Notification: On February 5, 1995, the M/V Berge Banker collided with the M/V Skaubay when preparing for lightering operations in the Galveston lightering area. The M/V Skaubay sustained a 25-foot gash on her port bow about 25 feet above the waterline. The Berge Banker sustained damage to a forward cargo tank. Based on tank soundings, the Berge Banker released 900 barrels of Bunker C into the water. On February 16, tarballs from this spill began coming ashore on the beaches near Corpus Christi, Texas, 140 miles away. USCG district 8. Keyword: satellite-transmitting buoys.