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Oil Spill Risks From Tank Vessel Lightering (1998)

Chapter: Appendix C: U.S. Coast Guard Data on Lightering Incidents, 1984 to 1996

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: U.S. Coast Guard Data on Lightering Incidents, 1984 to 1996." National Research Council. 1998. Oil Spill Risks From Tank Vessel Lightering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6312.

Appendix C U.S. Coast Guard Data on Lightering Incidents, 1984 to 1996

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TABLE C-1 U.S. Coast Guard CASMAIN Database of Lightering Incidents in U.S. Waters, 1984 to 1996

Location	Vessel	Gallons	Primary Cause	Secondary Cause
EAST COAST
Baybridge Anchorage, NY Harbor, 1993	Hiltra	200	unknown	unknown
NY Harbor Upper Bay, 1988	Cibro Albany	126	equipment failure	hose rupture
NY Harbor Upper Bay, 1988	Jarama	63,000	intended discharge	ballast pumping
Arthur Kill, Linden, NJ, 1988	Jarama	3,000	unintended discharge	ballast pumping
Bigstone Anchorage, Delaware Bay, 1994	Protank Medway	126	unknown	unknown
North Atlantic, Delaware, 1986	Jahre Pearl	42	unintended discharge	tank overflow
Bigstone Anchorage, Delaware Bay, 1986	Hera	1	equipment failure	valve failure
Bigstone Anchorage, Delaware Bay, 1986	Interstate 138	3	equipment failure	valve failure
Slaughter Beach, Delaware Bay, 1991	Interstate 52	1	structural failure	hull rupture, leak
Limestone Bay, St. Croix, 1988	Berge Princess	2	unintended discharge	NEC
WEST COAST
Long Beach Harbor, Port of LA/LB, 1986	Prince William Sound	2	equipment failure	hose rupture
Port of Richmond, San Francisco Bay, 1986	Barge 1	42	tank spill	tank overflow
Long Beach Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, 1989	Exxon North Slope	1	uintended discharge	NEC
Honolulu Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, 1993	Titan Express	50	unknown	unknown
Prince William Sound, Valdez, AK, 1993	Fort Liscum	1	unknown	unknown
GULF COAST
Navigable Waters, Lake Charles, LA, 1987	DF 101	1	unintended discharge	NEC
Navigable Waters, Texas City, TX, 1991	S-2011	1	structural failure	hull rupture, leak
SW Pass Lightering, Gulf of Mexico, 1994	Kraka	1	unknown	unknown
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1990	Energy Progress	2	equipment failure	gasket failure
Intercoastal Waterway, Burns, LA, 1994	7008	2	unknown	unknown
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1990	Solena	3	unintended discharge	NEC
Galveston Bay, Galveston, TX, 1987	Alison C	5	unintended discharge	NEC
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1989	White Sea	5	tank spill	tank overflow

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Location	Vessel	Gallons	Primary Cause	Secondary Cause
Lower Mississippi River, New Orleans, 1990	Hollywood 1513	5	structural failure	hull rupture, leak
LOOP Terminal, Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1992	Berge Nisa	5	unknown	unknown
Navigable Waters, Amelia, TX, 1993	Cape Charles	5	unknown	unknown
Gulf of Mexico, Galveston, TX, 1988	Loire	10	unknown	NEC
Gulf of Mexico Coastal, 1988	Chevron Stream	10	equipment failure	NEC
Mississippi Sound, 1988	Chevron Stream	10	unintended discharge	NEC
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1990	Hansa Vega	10	unknown	NEC
Navigable Waters, Texas City, TX, 1991	H.T. Co. 1802	10	structural failure	hull rupture, leak
Navigable Waters, Lake Charles, LA, 1991	Navidad	15	unintended discharge	tank overflow
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1989	Esso Bermuda	16	unknown	NEC
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1989	Texaco Wilmington	20	unknown	NEC
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1990	Alandia Breeze	20	equipment failure	pipeline rupture
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1994	Venilza	20	unknown	unknown
Lower Mississippi River, Davant, LA, 1990	Trade Quest	40	equipment failure	NEC
Gulf of Mexico, Galveston, TX, 1995	Hellspont Grand	40	unknown	unknown
Gulf of Mexico Coastal, 1988	Samuel H. Armacost	42	equipment failure	NEC
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1990	Iseult	42	structural failure	hull rupture, leak
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1990	Esso Nassau	42	structural failure	ballast pumping
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1991	Nor Explorer	50	equipment failure	hose rupture
Gulf of Mexico, Pascagoula, MS, 1993	Chevron South America	63	unknown	unknown
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1989	Esso Mexico	84	equipment failure	hose rupture
Gulf of Mexico, Freeport, TX, 1986	Artemis Garofaldis	100	equipment failure	hose rupture
Gulf of Mexico, Galveston, TX, 1988	Katrine Maersk	126	equipment failure	hose rupture
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1989	Stena Explorer	126	equipment failure	hose rupture

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Location	Vessel	Gallons	Primary Cause	Secondary Cause
Mobile River, Mobile, AL, 1990	Hollywood 2304	126	structural failure	NEC
Intercoastal Waterway, Bourg, LA, 1994	Lebeof Tower LA	126	unknown	unknown
Gulf of Mexico, Corpus Christi, TX, 1993	Front Leader	168	unknown	unknown
Navigable Waters, Sulphur, LA, 1986	Amazon Venture	210	unknown	NEC
Gulf of Mexico, 1990	Alandia. Breeze	210	unintended discharge	valve failure
Lower Mississippi River, Marrero, LA, 1991	Hollywood 1062	252	NEC	NEC
Gulf of Mexico, Galveston, TX, 1986	Red Sea	420	structural failure	tank rupture
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1990	British Respect	420	unintended discharge	tank overflow
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1990	Burmpac Bahamas	500	unintended discharge	NEC
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1996	Chaumont	630	unknown	unknown
Intercoastal Waterway, High Island, TX, 1986	Hollywood 2004	840	structural failure	tank rupture
Gulf of Mexico, Port Aransas, 1989	Knock Nailing	1,000	equipment failure	valve failure
Gulf of Mexico, Freeport, TX, 1986	Kate Maersk	5,250	structural failure	hull rupture
Gulf of Mexico 12-200, 1989	Knock Taggert	21,000	structural failure	hull rupture
NOTE: NEC = not elsewhere categorized, thus the cause is unknown

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Oil Spill Risks From Tank Vessel Lightering (1998)

Chapter: Appendix C: U.S. Coast Guard Data on Lightering Incidents, 1984 to 1996

Appendix C U.S. Coast Guard Data on Lightering Incidents, 1984 to 1996