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St. Thomas Barge Grounding; St. Thomas, BVI

St. Thomas, BVI | 1986-Feb-06

Initial Notification: Grounding of the barge St. Thomas in Crown Bay, St Thomas (~ 18 20. 1 N 64 56. 5 W) ~ struck a submerge car and punctured its bottom. Carrying approx. 100,000 gallons of #6, intial estimate is that approx 20,000 gallons are in the water.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 18° 20.10′ North
Longitude (approximate): 64° 56.08′ West