M/V HMI DIAMOND SHOAL; St Johns River, FL

St Johns River, FL | 1999-Oct-21

Initial Notification: At 0700 hrs EDT this morning, The tug boat M/V HMI DIAMOND SHOAL struck a tank barge while maneuvering near the Long Branch Creek on the St John's River. The impact holed the barge releasing oil. The source was secured at 1030 hrs EDT. MSO Jacksonville called the ASSC at 1330 EDT and reported a spill of approximately 1000 gallons. The product is IFO-380 (API 12.7 and a specific gravity .9813). On scene reports indicate oil patches from the mouth of the Trout River to the Matthews Bridge. The winds are NE at 10kts. USCG district 7.