U.S. Navy Pipeline; San Diego, California

San Diego, California | 1996-Mar-07

Initial Notification: On March 7, 1996, MSO San Diego was notified of an oil sheen covering the Southwestern Yacht Club. The discharge had come from a U.S. Navy (USN) underground pipeline carrying JP-5 jet fuel at the Point Loma Fuel Pier. The oil was coming from the northwestern shoreline of Shelter Island Yacht Basin, near the San On March 7, 1996, MSO San Diego was notified of an oil sheen covering the Southwestern Yacht Club. The discharge had come from a U.S. Navy (USN) underground pipeline carrying JP-5 jet fuel at the Point Loma Fuel Pier. The oil was coming from the northwestern shoreline of Shelter Island Yacht Basin, near the San Diego Yacht Club. Weather at the time was fair, mostly cloudy, with winds at about four knots, calm seas, air temperature 68?, and water temperature 58?. The first responders boomed the area and used sorbents to absorb the oil. The USN response contractor used vacuum trucks and two skimmers for cleanup. The CDFG, Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR), and Sea World Wildlife Recovery personnel were on-scene to clean oiled birds. There were about 30 oiled birds, mostly duck varieties, found; 10 birds died. The USN's contractors excavated contaminated soil and repaired the pipeline. USCG district 11.