Tug Tarus; Georgetown, South Carolina

Georgetown, South Carolina | 1995-Feb-22

Initial Notification: On February 2, 1995, the USCG reported that they were concerned about a worst-case potential spill from a tug and barge offshore. The tug Tarus had dumped 500 gallons of diesel fuel attempting to improve her stability. At the time of the report she was still unstable and headed toward the Charleston sea buoy with 27,000 gallons of diesel fuel onboard. The transit was to continue at 6 knots and take approximately 20 hours. The USCG requested resources at risk and trajectory forecasts in the event the vessel began to sink while in transit. The transit occurred without incident and no resource impact was reported. USCG district 7. Keyword: potential spill.