Hydraulic Oil Spill; Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama | 1997-Aug-12
Initial Notification: On August 12, 1997, a pile-driving vessel located approximately 70 miles south of Mobile, Alabama reported a hydraulic line rupture. An estimated 5,000 gallons of Mobil product EAL-224H, a vegetable-based hydraulic oil, was released at a depth of 600 feet. USCG district 8. Keyword: none.
Incident Details
| Products of concern: | hydraulic oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 5,000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 14.00′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 87° 52.00′ West |