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

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.
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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

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.
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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

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.
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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

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The safety record of lightering (the transfer of petroleum cargo at sea from a large tanker to smaller ones) has been excellent in U.S. waters in recent years, as evidenced by the very low rate of spillage of oil both in absolute terms and compared with all other tanker-related accidental spills. The lightering safety record is likely to be maintained or even improved in the future as overall quality improvements in the shipping industry are implemented. Risks can be reduced even further through measures that enhance sound lightering standards and practices, support cooperative industry efforts to maintain safety, and increase the availability of essential information to shipping companies and mariners. Only continued vigilance and attention to safety initiatives can avert serious accidents involving tankers carrying large volumes of oil.

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