Friday, June 20, 2008

Cibro Savannah


Cibro Savannah

Date: 1990-Mar-06

Location: Linden, NJ

Info: The barge Cibro Savannah exploded as it was being pulled from the dock at the CITGO facility in Linden, New Jersey. About 127,000 gallons of oil remained unaccounted for after the incident. It was unknown how much oil burned and how much spilled into the environment.

Products of concern: #2 fuel oil
Amount spilled (approximate): 710,000 gallons

Pic: Argo Cibro Savannah
Photo by Robert Pitt, University of Alabama

Latitude (approximate): 40° 36.91' North
Longitude (approximate): 74° 12.26' West

Ref: http://www.incidentnews.gov/incident/5048

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