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 |