Watson Bayou Heavy Fuel Oil Spill; Panama City, FL

Panama City, FL | 2010-Jan-03

Initial Notification: On 3 January 2010, a #6 fuel oil spill was reported near Watson Bayou in Panama City, Florida. Little information is known at present, but the cause of the release was a gauge failure in a transfer line. Most of the oil is contained on-site, but some oil escaped as an aerosol into Watson Bayou. The regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator is following up with the local USCG pollution investigators.