M/V Kure; Humboldt Bay, California.

Humboldt Bay, California. | 1997-Nov-05

Initial Notification: At about 0420 on November 5, 1997, the M/V Kure, a 639-foot Panamanian-flagged cargo carrier transporting wood chips, was shifting at the Louisiana Pacific Dock where she was berthed and allided with pilings. The allision punched a 12-inch hole about 10-feet above the waterline and, in the time required to plug the hole, approximately 4537 gallons of IFO 180 had discharged into Humboldt Bay. At the time of the incident, there were cloudy skies and winds reported light and variable. USCG district 11. Keyword: boom, Clean Bay inc., containment boom, International Bird Rescue, warm- or hot-water washing.