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Catlettsburg Utica Crude (discharge investigation); Big Sandy River, Catlettsburg, KY 41129, USA

Big Sandy River, Catlettsburg, KY 41129, USA | 2017-Jun-14

Initial Notification: On June 14 2017, USCG Marine Safety Unit Huntington (Sector Ohio Valley) contacted the NOAA SSC regarding a suspected discharge from the Marathon refinery in Catlettsburg , KY. USCG has requested support for the investigation into the release to include possible hindcast as well as fate and behavior information.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Products of concern:utica crude
Total amount at risk of spill: 45-90 barrels
Latitude (approximate): 38° 22.06′ North
Longitude (approximate): 82° 35.78′ West