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T/B 564

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BASED ON THE MOST CURRENT DATA PROVIDED TO NOAA. -  Important
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is used for NOAA internal communications and the reports are put in chronologically.
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real-time spill communications system and is not intended to be an event-log. Please keep
this in mind when reading HOTLINE reports for this incident. . If you have any problems
with this system please contact the SSC on watch at 206-526-6317. . In the early morning
hours of 2 June, the Eastern Carriers T/B 564 was unloading JP-5 at the Standard Transpipe
facility at North Landing, VA (approximately 1 mile SW of the North Landing Bridge on the
north shore of the Chesapeake and Albemarle Canal).  At 0400, the crew noticed a strong
fuel odor and began looking for its source.  An underwater leak was discovered in the #1
port tank which contained 60,000 gallons of JP-5. By 0900 the leak was stopped.  Early
estimates of the oil in the water are about 2 barrels.  A better estimate will be
available by about 1300 when the barge is unloaded.  The barge was boomed and a contractor
is removing product with sorbents and vacuum trucks.  FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared
Radar) on a 0700 helo overflight detected product contained in the boom and some also
outside the boom within 500 yards of the facility. On-scene winds are NW 10-15 knots, air
temperature 75 degrees F.  Low tide was at 0815 and next high will be at 1444. Prior to
its arrival at Standard Transpipe, the T/B 564 transited the Great Bridge Locks in the
Intercoastal Waterway.  About 80 gallons of oil product has been discovered at the locks.
The COTP has established a safety zone between Great Bridge Locks and North Landing
Bridge. SSC Gary Ott is at MSO Hampton Roads voice 804-441-6441, fax 804-441- 3262.