T/B Casablanca; Staten Island NY
Staten Island NY | 2013-Sep-16
Initial Notification: On Friday 13 September 2013 at about 0900, USCG Sector NY received a notification from NRC of a spill of an unknown amount of No. 6 oil from a tank on the barge CASABLANCA at the Kirby Facility in Staten Island due to a possible valve failure. Initial cause of the spill was attributed to a clogged stem while transferring product between tanks. During transfer, the stem clogged allowing the product to spill from the tank into the water for approximately 15 minutes.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | #6 oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 6,000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 40° 38.52′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 74° 9.90′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |