M/V Albemarle Island; Staten Island, NY

Staten Island, NY | 2000-Dec-05

Initial Notification: As the container vessel Albemarle Island was departing the Howland Hook Terminal on Staten Island, NY its starboard quarter struck the pier. This punctured the vessel's fuel tank, containing 19,068 gallons of #2 fuel oil. As the vessel was transiting the Arthur Kill the pilot noticed a sheen trailing the ship. At the Newark Bay Turning Basin he turned the ship around and returned to the terminal. It was estimated that approximately 330 gallons of the fuel oil leaked out the crack. The USCG Activities New York (ACTNY) was notified at about 1545. The weather at that time was winds west 15 - 20 knots, air temperature 35 degrees F, sea state was calm. The Responsible Party (RP) hired contractors and boomed off several creek mouths in the area. All actions were monitored by ACTNY personnel. The duration of the response was about one day. USCG district 1.