historical review of oil spills along the Maine coast, 1953-1973

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AN HISTORICAL REVIEW

OIL SPILLS ALONG THE MAINE COAST

1953-1973
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* ~~~~~~~ACKNOWLEDGEMENT S

The author acknowledges the kind and helpful co-
operation received from a number of individuals
who willingly contributed information, provided
* ~~~~access to files, and spent time in critically
reviewing this manuscript. Among those whose aid
is acknowledged are: Mr. Robert L. Dow, Director
of Marine Research, Maine Department of Marine
Resources (formerly Sea and Shore Fisheries);
Mr. Paul Soya, Chief, Division of Oil Conveyance
* ~~~~Services, Maine Department of Environmental Pro-
tection; Lt. Michael Rashio, U. S. Coast Guard,
Portland; Lt. Ernest Blanchard, U. S. Coast Guard,
Southwest Harbor; and Dr. Donald B. Horton,
Executive Director of TRIGOM.

The author is especially indebted to Diane Brackett
for her assistance with statistical tabulation and
to Virginia Roderick for the final draft typing.

This study was supported by the Coastal Planning
Group of the Maine State Planning Office and by
The Research Institute of the Gulf of Maine.

ABSTRACT

A one month study was conducted to assemble and
* ~~~document oil spill data along the coast of Maine
beginning with 1953 when records were first kept.
A total of 451 oil spills were found reported
over a 20 year period; 336 of these occurred in
the Portland vicinity. Recent data reported by
the Maine Department of Marine Resources show
* ~~~long term oil persistence and biological impact
in two cases, the NORTHERN GULF and LONG COVE.
Although reporting information is only accurate
after 1970, a suggested extrapolation is made for
Portland Harbor showing the possible number of
spills occurring since 1950 based on oil through-
* ~~~put. Observations of the spills and spill effects
are reported on data sheets while the most impor-
tant biological impacts are discussed. A complete
listing of oil terminal facilities is presented.
The need for a better reporting system and bio-
logical monitoring programs are suggested.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Purpose
obj ectives
* ~~~Methods and Approach
Acknowledgements

A CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT OIL SPILLS 4

A SUMMARY OF BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS 11

SPILL STATISTICS 16

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS 26

CONCLUSIONS OF THE STUDY 28

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 30

APPEND ICES

A. List of all oil Spills
* ~~~~B. Oil Spill Data Sheets
C. Oil Terminal Locations and Data
D. Applicable Regulations
E. Glossary of Terms
P. Bibliography and References
G. List of Interviews and Visits

INTRODUCTION

Purpose of the Study

Oil has been transported to Maine harbors and along the Maine
coast for many years. There have been numerous small spills
and several larger ones that have made their effects known
* ~~upon the coast and its marine biota and not least of all to
its human inhabitants. A few records, reports, and investi-
gations of these spill events prior to 1970 exist in diverse
locations, but there is no one document or location summariz-
ing the history. This study and resulting report is a first
attempt to collect, assemble, and present what is known of
* ~~the history of oil spillage in Maine beginning in 1953 when
the first records were kept. It is the author's hope that
any events not included can be incorporated in a later
revision.

Obj ectives

The overall object has been to review and assemble in one
document all available and significant data on oil spills on
the coast. Specific objectives were to:

1. Collect all available historic oil spill data
* ~~~~~for coastal Maine to show where, when, how much,
and what type of oil has been spilled.

2. Assemble any information relating to observed
effects on marine biota.

* ~~~~3. Identify pattern or trends in spill areas or
any long-term impacts.

4. Make recommendations for subsequent research and
if possible specific areas for hydrocarbon back-
ground sampling.

Methods and Approach

The initial method of collection used was to visit the files
of various state, federal, and private agencies to examine
historic records. The basic retrieval form which attempted
* ~~to gather most important data is shown in Figure 1. As
suspected, only in a very few cases were all the desired
data available since there were no requirements for a re-
porting system until 1970.

The majority of the data on oil spills was collected from
* ~~three agencies that have kept records of oil spill events;
these are the Maine Department of Marine Resources, the Maine
Department of Environmental Protection, and the U. S. Coast

Guard, Portland and Southwest Harbor. Supplemental informa-
tion was gathered from the files of the Portland Press Herald.
Shipping information for Portland Harbor was found to be avail-
able from the Bureau of Waterways. Charts and graphics were
prepared from the original data sheets.

Key individuals who were involved in investigating some of the
incidents and reporting the results have been consulted to re-
view these portions of the report to ensure accuracy of inter-
pretation and data transfer. Names of those visited are given
in Appendix G.

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

* ~INCIDENT: DATE:

LOCATION:

* ~PRODUCT SPILLED: ESTIMATED QUAN~TITY

CIRCUMSTANCES:

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:-

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION-.

ADDITIONAL4 INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

Figure1

A CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT OIL SPILLS

Early records of oil spills near or on the Maine coast are
virtually non-existent although presumably a certain small
volume must have been spilled in Portland Harbor beginning
in 1941 with the initiation of Portland Pipeline Company
and the terminal for landing crude oil to be piped to Canada.1

During World War II, a number of coastal tankers were tor-
pedoed and sunk off the Maine coast, spilling undetermined
amounts of oil. No estimates of the volume, type, or extent
of shore coverage by oil spilled during this period has been
found during this study and it is doubtful if any additional
data exist. While speculative, it is important to note that
some oil spilled during this time may have found its way onto
beaches and mud flats, thus possibly contributing to a back-
ground of oil in the sediments.

In a broad inspection of the over nearly 500 oil spill inci-
dents documented during the study, there appear to be three
more or less distinct periods. These are the early period
(1952-1967), recent period (1968-1969), and present period
(1970 to date). The early period is almost entirely reported
by the Maine Department of Marine Resources. The second or
recent period, is one where some U. S. Army Corps of Engi-
neers records exist along with increased coverage by the U. S.
Coast Guard. Finally in the present period, that is from
1970, there is a much more detailed coverage by both the
Coast Guard and the Maine Department of Environmental Pro-
tection (DEP). The reason for the division of these periods
is arbitrary; however, when considering the number of reported
incidents these divisions are apparent as shown in Figure 2.

The first official concern on the part of the State of Maine
as to the effects of oil spilled on the environment and biota
was shown in 1952 when the Department of Marine Resour(Fes was
authorized by the Maine Legislature in 1953 to maintain sur-
veillance of oil pollution by monitoring shellfish growing
areas already being watched for effects of other pollutants.
Thus, starting in 1953 there are a number of reports cover-
ing a variety of relatively small-scale spills which the
Department of Marine Resources was called on to investigate.

From November 1941 to January 1972, 10,000 tankers delivered
2, 099,000,000 barrels of crude oil for transmission to Mon-
treal. Portland Pipeline Corporation currently handles about
160 million barrel~s (42 gallons per barrel) per year which is
about 80% of all oil entering Portland. In 1971, 471 tankers
called on the pipeline with crude oil cargo. The U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers reports that a total of 1881 ships includ-
ing barges with some oil product cargo arrived at Portland ~n
1971. (Portland Press Herald)

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Figure 2. Number of Oil Spills Grouped by Period
for Moine

Early Period (1952-67)

The first period spans about 15 years in which over 30 surveys
of oil pollution were made along the southern to central Maine
coast. Abbreviated information on these spills is presented
in Appendix A, and additional data appear in the Oil Spill In-
cident Data Sheets, Appendix B. Five incidents were considered
to be significant and each contains supplemental data. Two
events are results of tanker groundings, an infrequent cause
of oil spills in Maine, but nonetheless decidedly significant.

The first recorded grounding found in the present study was
that of a small Gulf Oil Company tanker that ran aground on a
ledge between Orr's and Bailey Islands on December 1, 1953.
To refloat the tanker the captain had 3,000 to 4,000 gallons
of regular and high-test gasoline pumped overboard to lighten
the ship. Northeast winds held the gasoline in Water Cove for
several hours; then the gas spread out and finally went out to
sea. The local waters were reported to have smelled of gaso-
line for two days. After seven days no visible effects remained,'

The second reported grounding incident in the period involves
the largest spill ever recorded along the coast. Due to the
volume and particular oceanographic conditions, it is one of
the most significant spills in this study. The Liberian tanker
NORTHERN GULF of Gulf Oil Company ran aground in clear weather
November 25, 1963, on West Cod Ledge, Casco Bay, spilling from
20,000 to 25,000 barrels of Iranian Agha-Jari crude oil. This
.incident is one of the best documented of those investigated
by the Department of Marine Resources. Northwest winds of 11
mph with gusts to 29 mph raf ted large quantities of crude oil
to sea and into an anomolous, "small clockwise eddy south of
Casco Bay" that carried the oil along the coast eastward off
Penobscot Bay. (Dow, 1971). Ocean current data to support
this theory were provided by Dr. Joseph Graham of the National
Marine Fisheries Service. The mass of oil was then blown
ashore by a strong southeast gale on November 30, stranding
on some 412 miles of beach in the Friendship-Bristol area, a
distance of over 80 miles from the spill point. Effects of
this oil and the oil's persistence are described in the fol-
lowing section on biological effects. The record of the spill
movement along the coast (Figure 3) although one of the only
ones documented, shows the way in which oil can be moved great
distances along the coast by prevailing meteorological and
oceanographic conditions.

During this early period (1953-1967) only one other spill was
documented well enough to show the adverse effects of oil on
the marine biota. This was one in which the Maine Maritime
Academy ship pumped her bilges on October 23, 1953, discharg-
ing bunker C, a heavy grade of oil, on the adjacent clam flats.

Of the approximately 25 remaining spills reported in the early0
period, in only six were any estimates made of the volume of
oil spilled. One of these, the tanker ULYSSES, reportedly

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spilling up to 10,000 barrels of an undertermined oil in Port-
land Harbor; no other data were reported. The rest concerned
six ships, nine shore facilities where oil is normally handled,
and five spills of unknown origin. The probably frequent
spills in Portland Harbor do not show up in the reports at this
time but are judged to have occurred routinely. The section on
spill statistics (page 16) suggests an estimate of the volume
spilled. Although statistical data are insufficient, certain
industrial ports where oil is used begin to show up in this
early period. Some of these areas are Searsport, Wiscasset,
Cousins Island, Bucksport, and Rockland. During this period0
there was no law that required an operator who spilled oil to
report such a spill, so presumably more could have been spilled
than was reported by the Department of Marine Resources.

Second Period (1968-69)

The second period of oil-spill incidents is referred to as the
"1recent" period from 1968 to 1969, in which the record-keeping
showed improvements for the areas of Portland and vicinity.
During this time the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U. S.
Coast Guard kept records. Records still available at Portland
as retined by the Coast Guard show that in these two years 60
spills were reported. Fifty-four were in the Portland area.
While the number of spills reported increased noticeably, the
details of each spill decreased. Only 11 contained any infor-
mation on probable cause of the spill. Only three are cited
as describing additional data concerning environmental condi-
tions or effects. Two of these three were investigated by the
Department of Marine Resources. The majority of spills were
small. Twenty-nine were greater than one barrel although only
six were greater than ten barrels. One of the two incidents
in 1969 with a reported environmental impact occurred Jan-
uary 7, at West Bath, where a tank truck hauling 4,000 gallons
of range oil overturned, spilling this oil into tidal waters.0
Several subsequent investigations of this site were made by
the Department of Marine Resources. This type of spill by
land vehicles has made a decided impact on several areas.
According to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection,
(Paul Soya, personal communication) spills by land vehicles
appear to show a definite increase in the last few years. The
other spill investigated and documented by the Department of
Marine Resources was a small quantity of bunker C oil from an
unidentified tanker that went ashore August 9, 1969, on Little
Diamond Island in the Portland area. In this report damage is
cited as being caused by the use of 5,200 gallons of highly
toxic emulsifiers to clean up approximately 210 to 840 gallons
of oil.

Present Period (1970-72)

The year 1970 begins a third period, called here the "present",
in which the Maine Department of Environmental Protection has
taken a leading role in reporting and enforcing its law,

Title 38, subchapter il-A, Oil Discharge Prevention and
Pollution Control. These regulations, established in 1970,
set out a statewide plan of compulsory reporting which aug-
ments the contingency plans of the U. S. Coast Guard and the
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2

At the beginning of this period there is a jump from about 34
incidents in 1969 cited by the U. S. Coast Guard to 112 inci-
dents for 1970 for the entire Maine coast found in our study
as a result of combining several sets of records. While the
statistics of spills are vastly improved beginning 1970-71,
the amount of observational data relating to spill behavior
and effects on the environment or biota are apparently lack-
ing. There are fewer observations of the type made during
the 1960's such as those by the Department of Marine Resources
and many more very brief reports as required by law.

On March 24, 1970, another fuel transportation truck accidently
dumped 7,500 gallons of No. 2 fuel into a tidal stream that
drains into the Upper Cousins River, Freeport, leaving a
noticeable effect on the marine life. Although there were 112
* ~~incidents for the entire state in 33 of which one barrel or
more was spilled, only this one account of the truck spill is
documented as to environmental observations.

The year 1971 showed a marked increase in total volume of
products spilled, a slight decrease in number of events, and
* ~~only one detailed report on environmental impacts. This one,
however, has been well documented and studied because of its
persistent effects on the local fisheries. This event occurred
at Long Cove, Searsport, and was one of a number of nearly con-
tinuous spills of light products both before and after this
date by the U. S. Air Force that may have amounted to as much
* ~~as 10,000 gallons. A minor spill was reported by the Depart-
ment of Environmental Protection as the result of 10-15 barrels
of bunker C that stranded on Cushing Island in Portland and
appeared to affect only the intertidal areas. This event was
referred to as the TIBERIUS spill and is briefly described on
that Oil Spill incident Sheet, Appendix B.

5 r~~inally, during 1972, the last full year covered by the present
study, there were only two significant spills. One was of
major proportions and the other was of medium size. Both of
these had significant impacts on the environment.

* ~~The second largest documented spill on the Maine coast occurred
July 22, 1972, when the Texaco tanker TAMANO apparently hit
Soldier's Ledge in Casco Bay. The U. S. Coast Guard initially

2 See Appendix D with copies of existing laws.

estimated that 100,000 gallons of No. 6 fuel was discharged.
Later reports indicate the possibility that the entire for-
ward tank of 578,000 gallons may have been drained since the
rupture was well below the water line (Soya, personal communi-
cation). Details of this spill are not available since all
records by the Department of Environmental Protection, U. S.
Coast Guard, and the Department of Marine Resources are re-
stricted due to pending litigation. Briefly stated, the
heavy oil spread under conditions of relatively light winds
and little wave action both north and south of Portland. Al-
though the Coast Guard reported that 70,000 gallons were re-
covered, a sizeable amount of coastline was affected. The
intertidal zone was coated and over 46 miles of beach from
Kittery to north of Casco Bay was affected (Portland Press
Herald).

Another tanker incident, the AQUARIO, a Liberian tanker for
American Oil Company, discharged a reported 3,000 to 5,000
gallons of No. 6 and No. 2 fuels from her bilges on August 12,
1972, in Casco Bay. The oil particles coated the shore of
Little Diamond is land. Some spill movement data and meteoro-
logical data are available for this spill; however, since this
case is also pending litigation few of the details can be ob-
tained (U. S. Coast Guard files).

In summary, we can state that there have been relatively few
cases of well-documented oil spills with even fewer assess-
ments possible on the supposed or real damage inflicted.
However, by establishing the location of the majority of the
spills and the volume and type of product spilled, it may be
possible to recommend what present and future background
studies may be needed.

We hope that by showing how such inadequate information exists
even under the present regulations and where there are""on-
flicting data, we can define the required essentials for an
improved system of reporting.

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A SUMMARY OF BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS

During the first year of investigations, 1953, there are three
accounts of investigations of the effects of oil spilled on
the marine biota. Of these, only one appears well enough docu-
mented to be worth discussing. This incident involved the dis-
charge by the Maine Maritime Academy ship on October 23, 1953,
when an undetermined amount of bunker C oil made a significant
impact on the local clam flats and clam industry near Castine
and Brooksville. Subsequent observations by the Department of
Marine Resources personnel determined that an estimated 3,690
bushels of clams valued at $18,432 were lost. The oil per-
sisted for several weeks and spread along the mud flats reach-
ing Brooksville. Clamming was prohibited for about six weeks
due to an oily 1aste3 preventing any marketing. The employment
loss was estimated by Mr. Robert L. Dow of the Department of
Marine Resources at 2,430 man days (81 clam diggers operated
in the local area). Although no further study was made, it
was assumed that clams were palatable the following spring.
However, according to Mr. John Burst of the Department of
Marine Resources oil kept herring out of the coves and did
damage to fish ne ts4.

* ~~During 1954, two minor events, neither of a known volume, were
reported to affect local clams in the Boothbay and Winter Har-
bor areas by producing an oily taste. Nothing further was re-
ported on either of these incidents.

The next incident of biological impact was recorded during
* ~~August of 1958 in Belfast at the C. H. Sprague Dock vicinity.
The oil type and volume were unknown. Lobsters in a storage
car were covered with oil which fishermen reported had been
spilled by a tanker the day before. This is one of a number
of spills in and around the Belfast-Searsport area and upper
Penobscot Bay that continue into the present. (Dow, 1971)

5 ~~On April 19, 1959, following complaints of heavy coatings of
oil on bait in his floating car reported by a bait dealer and
similar complaints from worm diggers, lobster fishermen, and
small boat owners, a leak was discovered at the Maplewood
Poultry Company, Belfast. A buried tank was observed leaking
* ~~bunker C oil which spread over 350 yards of shore in front of
the plant. Estimates indicated the spill may have been continu-
ing for at least a month.

The Department of Marine Resources established a "taste
panel" who would sample clams, oysters, etc., for oil taste
imparted by exposure to various types of oil.

4 Open file report at the Department of Marine Resources.

One of the best documented spills is the NORTHERN GULF spill
which in 1963 deposited crude oil on the Friendship-Bristol-
Brewer shores. Initially, five lobster pounds with a total
rated capacity of 750,000 pounds were adversely affected by
the oil. Some 647,000 pounds of lobster were contaminated;
while the immediate losses were 28,800 lobster weighing about
33,000 pounds. The 412 acres of shoreline covered caused sub-
stantial losses to the soft clam industry. More serious, how-
ever, over a long period is the retention of oil in the sedi'-
ments and the sub-lethal effects on the resident clams. For
over a two-year period clams were reported to have an oily
taste as a result of oil remaining in the sediments. The
Department of Marine Resources reported that 2,800,000 pounds
of clams were lost. Estimates of the cost to clean up the
oil as well as outright loss of marine life was from $4 million
to $7 million. This did not include losses to the tanker or
her cargo. No clean up was done. (Dow, 1971)

Perhaps the most interesting observation is that this site has
been re-examined at periods to observe recovery. Colored
photographs showed oil residue on rocks in and about Simnmonds'
lobster pound in 1970-71. Revisits in 1972 by the Department
of marine Resources personnel revealed that the oil odor and
visible sheen were still quite evident. Samples of sediments
and soft clams examined July 20, 1972, showed high contamina-
tion after 9 years. Analysis by gas chromatography indicated
concentrations of 6,800-ppm in the near surface sediments.
Samples were obtained during the spring of 1973 and clams in
these sediments had hydrocarbon concentrations of 200 ppm.
The sample area, located on Long Island, has had no other
spills that could have introduced fresh oil since 1963. Fur-
ther, the fractions identified match the sample of Iranian
crude obtained from the NORTHERN GULF in 1963 by the Department
of Marine Resources personnel.5 Sampling and observation of
this site is being continued. The unexpected persistence of
certain hydrocarbon fractions in the sediments is significant
after a period of 10 years.

A chronic type of overflow reported in 1964 at Fort Point,
Stockton Springs, of oil and alum from a dun-ping pit covered
a clam flat for an undetermined period. Although no biological
survey was reported, this constitutes one of many reported
spills in the area as reported by the Department of Marine
Resources.

Similarly, light fuels used by the U. S. Navy at Curtis Cove,
Harpswell are reported to have had an effect on marine life in
the area. On May 18, 1966, an undetermined spill caused com-
plaints which when investigated showed oil odors on the sea-
weed at high tide and clams oil to taste. A separate example

Gas chromatographic work was performed by Dr. Dana Mayo,
Bowdoin College.

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of effects of light fuels on marine life can be seen in the
January, 1969, spillage of 4,000 gallons of range oil at
Berry's Mill Bridge, West Bath, when a tank truck cargo
* ~~spilled into the tidal water there. The oil flowed to
Belanger's Cove but due to ice conditions no sampling was
possible until March. At this time from 40 to 50 percent of
the shellfish were dead or dying. All clams sampled from
three stations were reported by the Department of Marine
Resources to have an oil taste.

A similar incident on March 20, 1970, occurred on the Upper
Cousins River in Freeport where as much as 7,500 gallons of
No. 2 fuel from a tank truck escaped into a tidal stream.
Here all finfish, shellfish, clams, worms, and marine plants
were killed. Also a water well was polluted. Six months
* ~~later, in August, no plant or animal life had shown signs of
returning, according to a re-survey by Maine Department of
Marine Resources,

One of the few spills with documented biological effects in
the Portland area took place on Little Diamond Island,
* ~~August 9, 1969. An unnamed tanker spilled from 1/2 to 2
barrels of bunker C. A portion of the oil landed on the
island. Unfortunately, about 5,220 gallons of emulsifiers or
dispersants caused large mortalities of clams, periwinkles,
and mussels along a shore intertidal area of 200 yards as well
as destroying green algae according to a survey the following
* ~~week by the Department of Marine Resources biologists and
marine biologists from Bates College,

Culminating years of minor spills presumed common to any fuel
handling facility, the LONG COVE spill at Searsport consti-
tutes one of the outstanding examples of a chronic condition
* ~~that has virtually eliminated a once normal and health clam
community. A spill of volatile JP-5 (jet fuel) mixed with
No. 2 fuel was discovered on March 16, 1971. Although ini-
tially reported by the U. S. Coast Guard to be "small and less
than a barrel" large quantities were found by DMR personnel
flowing into tidal waters at Long Cove through a culvert and
* ~~a ditch. By March 22 between 5,000 and 10,000 gallons had
been recovered while oil covered the Little River flats some
five miles across Penobscot Bay. Aerial photographs of the
slick progress were taken to show the rate of slick movement.

By March 26, the mortality area of clams in Long Cove increased
* ~~from 1/3 of an acre to two acres. During the same period
sampling at Little River indicated 5 to 10 percent of the
clams were dead. Only three days later, Long Cove mortalities
covered 10 acres or 30 percent of the standing crop while the
Little River area had risen to 50 percent mortalities.

Subsequently, the U. S. Air Force. owner of the oil terminal
which pipes jet fuel to Limestone APB, contracted with the

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Department of Marine Resources to conduct a detailed study of
the clam mortalities at Long Cove. This study estimated that
the standing crop of soft clams was 23,000 bushels prior to
the spill. Sustained yield was estimated at 10,000 bushels.

By August, 1972, the reported mortality was 12,000 bushels.
Oil was present in 23 percent of the 130 intertidal samples.
All clams were unmarketable due to prolonged oil contamination.
The Department of Marine Resources estimated that this condi-
tion may persist for many years.

As the market value of the clams in this area is estimated at
$150,000 to the diggers annually on a sustained yield basis,
the value of the standing crops is $345,000. Using an accepted
EPA shellfish multiplier of retail value (Wong, 1969) the
yearly crop would be worth as much as $4 million at 1973 val~ues.
Thus, there is a total loss of $4 million each year to the
State of Maine based on the Department of Marine Resources
files.

Analysis of the sediment samples at this location using gas
chromotography indicates that the light fractions of oil work
down into the sediments contaminating all forms of marine
organisms. Also this analysis indicates that the spills have
been continuing since the first spill in 1971. Unlike clams
affected by sewage pollution which can be cleansed in as
little as 48 hours, these clams are unsalvageable through any
known techniques. Assessment of such damage to an entire com-
mun-ity is extremely difficult since prior baseline studies
rarely exist.

Histological studies of clams from Long Cove conducted by Paul
Yevich of the Enviornmental Protection Agency6 -for the Depart-
ment of Marine Resources, showed an incidence of abnormal
growths have been reported more recently in two other loca-0
tions in the state where clams have been contaminated by oil.
(Dow, personal communication)

According to the Director of Research at the Department of
Marine Resources experiments conducted during 1973 with
planting clams in both Long Is land and Long Cove and similar
clam plants in uncontaminated areas show a marked increase in;
mortalities in the two oil contaminated sites.

A relatively small spill of bunker C occurred from the Nor-
wegian tanker TIBERIUS June 6, 1971, when 10 to 15 barrels
were spilled due to operator carelessness. Oil covered Cush-
ing Island, Willard Beach, South Portland, and an extensive
area of the channel of Portland Harbor to Fish Point near East
End Beach. Some effects on seaweed and shellfish were noted.

6Ntoa Water Quality Laboratory, West Kingston,
Rhode Island

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Later, during an inspection by the Maine Department of En-
vironmental Protection (previously the Maine Environmental
Improvement Commission), seaweed was observed growing back,
as well as some shellfish. Degraded bunker oil was observed
0 ~~~in a weathered condition on larger rocks.

During 1972 only one spill of major proportions has been re-
ported with biological damage. This is the well publicized
TAMA~NO grounding, where as much as 478,000 gallons of No. 6
bunker may have escaped the torn tank. The specific reports
* ~~of effects on biota have all been restricted by pending law
suits and the only information at this writing is from the
news media and undocumented accounts. Suffice to say, however,
that with some 46 miles of shore covered and much of the inter-
tidal zone smothered and adversely affected by oil toxicity,
the damage may be considerable.

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SPILL STATISTICS

Using the data resulting from the past five years, 1968-1972,
where there are enough data to represent most of the types of
occurrences such as terminal and tanker spills and the various
types of products, it is hard to do more than graphically
present those data. Figures 4 and 5 show the various parameters0
for Portland and the remainder of Maine plotted by product
spilled, number of spills, and type of oil activity (i.e. shore
facility, tanker, etc.). Table 1 shows these same data in
tabular form.

Table 2 lists the total spills by area and number for each
area. These areas are arbitrary and are more or less based
on watershed boundaries. The location of each spill has not
been attempted since the number were reported by general area.
not specific locality.

Figure 6, a general area location chart of the oil spills also
shows the number of oil terminals and handling facilities
which may in some cases be related to the number of spills
in an area.

Figure 7, a map of oil pipelines, shows the locations of
many of the terminals along the coast. The volume of these
and their 1972 throughput is further listed in Appendix C.

Table 3 landing statistics for all oil products at Portland,
1959-1971, shows a definite upward trend in oil imports to
Portland. These data are provided in the harbor statistics
to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers annual reports.

By plotting ~the number of spills when reporting began to be
reliable, from 1970 forward, along with the volume of incoming
crude oil and the number of incoming ships, the number of
reported spills increases at the same rate as that of the
ship/oil tonage amount. (Figure 8) This figure is based on
the assumption that past spills are closely tied to the
volumes and number of incoming ships and that at a minimum
at least this volume of oil could have been spilled each
year as far back as 1950. If one accepts this assumption
then Figure 8 suggests that as early as 1950 Portland Harbor
may have experienced from 40 to 60 spills per year. The
estimated accumlative amount of oil products spilled using
this approach could be as high as 1,707,000 gallons and as
low as 1,228,000. Similarily the number of spills is
estimated for 1950-70 as a total of 1,228 to 1,707 or an
average of 1,467.0

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PORTLAND and VICINITY

Cj Crude
B Aunker C No.6 J 1972 1973
30,000 E D Light Diesel

- I WOthers
- ~ Gasoline
25,000- J Unknown
z-
o - CJO No.ofSpills
-J
Pmooo- 1968
e~20,000 -
o -

W 5,000 - Note:
~ 15,000- 1973 Represents
- Data up to and
Z - Including
1969 1970 1971 Apri 11,1973

10,000-

5,000 -

0~~~~~
o~0o� 2 0 ".0 eo 000

4'~-~ 40 oPC3`3 e ~ ~ e: ~ o~

Figure 4. Summary of Oil Spills for Portland and Vicinity 1968 1973

OTHER AREAS

I Z Crude
25,000- m Bunker C No.6
- :: Light Diesel

La- -
z 20,000- 3 Gasoline
== - m Unknown X::'':

o O No. of Spills

o 15,000 -

z 1o,ooo - 1968 1969 1970

1,000- Q 'L
#0O~~: :..:.:x...: :

Figure 5. Summary of Oil Spills for Other Areas of Maine 1I968-1972
0 0 0 S 0 0~~~~J�~c`Le

1968 1969 1970 1971 19-2 1973*
TYPe. PTT.T. % spills K gal I spills K gal # spills IK gal # spills .K gal # spills . gal # spills K gal

tankers - 3 .9 3 .03 12 .4 11 100.6 1 1.0
terminal 16 17.3 25 5.3 47 8.5 61 10.1 52 22.4 10. 21.1
unknown 3 1.3 4 .002 27 .5 18 .1 10 1.0 1 .3
shore facility 2 .2 1 .6 13 2.7 - - - - 1 .5
other vessel - 1 unk.am. 2 .1 3 .2 2 .03 - -
truck - - - - 1 .04 - - 1 .2 1 .4
total 21 18.8 34 6.8 93 11.9 94 10.8 76 124.2 14 23.3

a TYPE PRODUCT

f crude 15.2 .1 1.5 5.4 1.4 10.7
bunker C,#6 1.3 1.0 1.6 1.3 112.5 .5
deisel,#2 1.8 - 3.4 .6 8.1 1.5
gasoline - .6 .4 .01 2.1
other .S .6 3.3 1.6 .1 10.6
unknown 4.5 1.7 1.9 minor -

rTYPE SPILL

tankers - 1 minor 1 .5 1 .4 -
terminal I ink.am. 1 .03 4 6.2 8 20.7 5 .9 -
m unknown - 1 unk.am. 7 .1 2 .02 9 .1 -
shore facility . . 7 7.7 7 .8 18 11.2 -
< other vessel 1 .2 3 .2 - 3 .06 1 unk.am.
truck - - 1 4.0 1 7.5 6 20.3 -
z total 2 .2 3 4.03 23 21.7 24 42.3 37 12.7 1 unk.am.

TYPE PRODUCT

X crude
E bunker C,#6 unk.am. 1.7 8.2 2.1
deisel,#2 .03 8.5 12.8 1.2
gasoline - 6.5 15.4 1.2
other .2 4.0 5.0 5.9 8.2
unknown -

GRAND TOTAL: 2) 19,050 3 10 18 116 33,704 118 53,129 113 136,976 15. 23,296
gal. gal . gal. gal. gal.

*1973 represents data up to and including April 11, 1973

TABLE 1 - Summary of Oil Spills for Portland Area & all Other Maine Areas 1968-1973

TABLE 2 - Total number of spills by Area/Number of Oil Terminals
(see Figure 6 for locations)

AREA 1...Kittery to Cape Elizabeth .............................7/2

Kittery ....... .........2
York ................... 2
Saco ................... 1
Scarborough ............ 1
Cape Elizabeth ......... 1

AREA 2...Cape Elizabeth to Broad Cove - Casco Bay ..............336/16

Portland ..............335
Halfway Rock ........... 1

AREA 3...North Casco to Cape Small - Cousins Island ............12/2

Freeport ............... 1
Cousins Island ......... 4
Harpswell .............. 2
Orrs/Bailey Island ..... 2
Topsham . ............... 2
Cundy's Harbor ......... 1

AREA 4...Cape Small to Pemaquid ........................16/4

Boothbay Harbor ........ 4
Wiscasset .............. 3
Damariscotta ........... 2
Bath ................... 4
Hallowell .............. 1
Kennebec ............... 1
Pemaquid ............... 1

AREA 5 ... Pemaquid to Owls Head ................................. 2/2

Waldoboro .............. 1
Matinicus .............. 1

AREA 6.. .Owls Head to Camden ...................................14/9

Rockland ............... 6
Rockport ............... 1
Vinalhaven ............. 2
Camden ................. 5

AREA 7...Camden to North Penobscot - Searsport .................22/4

Belfast ................ 3
Islesboro .............. 1
Castine ................ 2
Searsport ..............16

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TABLE 2 (cont.)

AREA 8...Bucksport .....................................

Bucksport ..... .......... 9
Frankfort ........ ......1

AREA 9...Bangor to Old Town............................

Bangor .................. .1
Old Town ......... ....... 2

AREA 10..East Blue Hill Bay to Swans Is. - Bass Harbor.

Stonington..............1l
Swans Island ...... .......
Brooksville ........ .....1

AREA 11..Bass Harbor to Schoodic ............................

Manset .................. 1
Hancock ......... ... . . . . 1
Winter Harbor ...........l
Bar Harbor ..............3
Southwest Harbor ........5
Ellsworth ........ .. ... .4

AREA 12..Schoodic Point to Jonesport...........................

Jonesport ...............i
Prospect Harbor .........1

AREA 13..Jonesport to Cutler ........... . *......

Machias ....... .......... 1

AREA 14..Cutler to Eastport ........ .............. . ...

Eastport ....... ...*....4

AREA 15 ..Eastport to Woodland ....... ..................

Calais . .... ........4

1642 P4Q AREA 8

2/2 EA 14 eria
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Figure ~~SEAr LocOti 4f/lSilsRcre215-17

Limestone
AFB �

46�- 46�

0 /~~~
Bangor

45� - - 45

Eostpo

* alTo Montreal

boo
44e _ -Bru'nswicl -44�
NAS Penobscot Bay

%' *. . . . ..is NAS Brunswick
- ....Kl~~"o Pt-G Portland Pipeline Corp.
Wand >~--- Mobil Oil Corp. Pipeline
0t JJ ~~~-- USAF(POL) Pipeline
* Oil Terminals
0 Number of Terminals
(From DEP 1971 )
O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Figure 7. Pipelines ond Oil Terminols

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1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

Portland 17,363 16,167 15,.509 15,467 18,734 18,830 18,462 22,315 22,818 27,237 27,831 28,859 31,679

crude 12,836 11,767 11,322 11,283 14,151 14,136 12,627 16,828 17,210 21,493 21,112 24,857

gasoline 1,271 1,266 1,216 1,325 1,722 1,779 1,743 1,957 1,777 1,730 1,705 2,109

distillate 1,328 1,276 1,256 1,576 1,149 1,266 1,380 1,252 1,633 1,742 2,400 x 1,977
gas,oil,fuel H

jet fuel 1 2 - 1 7 6 6 9 18 37 58 32

kerosene 465 413 419 433 296 310 336 271 325 246 341

residual 644 660 665 435 1,011 1,057 2,077 1,549 1,565 1,716 2,120 2,203

other 42 60 69 52 83 77 85 80 82 88 24
Volume in short tons x 1,000

ships 1,429 1,358 1,445 1,447 1,513 1,532 1,473 1,671 1,681 1,724 1,611 1,634

barges 46 220 239 249
TOTAL. total number of vessels: 1,727 1,944 1,85083

TABLE 3

LANDING STATISTICS (1959-1971) OF ALL OIL PRODUCTS FOR PORTLAND, MAINE (U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS)

p 0 - - 49 4

1900-

1800-
ai.

C"1700-

* cn ~~1600-

Z1500-

1400-

13001 1 I I I I I 1 1 I I 1.
60 62 64 66 68 70 72

100'- �numberof spills reported per year ,.,-50
in total product volume
lOJcrude volumej -
* ~~~~80- - e 0..

-A C
0 60 \- 30c

0-,\ 0zC

6~~~~~~~~~~~~~0

* I.~~~~~~e

490 55E0 65 707

~~~EtoltintPriosSll,1950-5 6 1702

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DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

Data Adequacy

In reviewing all the reported information on oil spills for
Maine it is clear that the past records are not adequate for
a complete picture of either the volume of oil spilled, the
frequency, or the suspected impact of spilled products on
the environment. With the exception of one or two incidents
such as NORTHERN GULF and TAMANO, we can learn little from
the behavior of the oil and its movement along the coast by
prevailing winds or currents. This is probably due to the
fact that 1) small spills disperse and break up and are diffi-~
cult to track and 2) there has been little or no effort, due
probably to insufficient manpower and necessary equipment, to
track and identify oil.

However, these data as assembled do represent a 20-year col-
lection of oil spills that show roughly where the events have
occurred and give::an approximation of the frequency of spills
and severity of conditions where oil has been continuously
spilled.

During the course of this study it is estimated that over
90 percent of all oil spill records were viewed and included.
Additional data still exist at the U. S. Coast Guard facility
in Portland and possibly at storage facilities elsewhere
although it was the practice to destroy old records. It is
doubtful if any of these data would be useful to this study.
Therefore, it is assumed that this is the working data base.

Trends

One of the objectives of this study was to see, when all the
data were assembled, whether any observable trends or indi-
cations were evident. Perhaps the most obvious trend seen
is the sharp increase in number, volume, and general infor-
mation in 1968-69. Most of this increase is due to the
functioning of a reporting system and the requirement for
parties spilling oil to report it. Otherwise the data base
is too sparce and too short to attempt any estimates Of
trends. However, by noting those areas where spills seem to
be most frequent we can assume that these are the locations
where biological impacts may be occurring or will occur in
the future.

Past Spill Extrapolation

As for the validity of back extrapolating the amount of oil
and spill frequency for the harbor area of Portland, it is
only a suggestion on the part of the author that this is the

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only way to estimate what this amount may have been. Since
the present technique is to boom all crude offloading and
to attempt to control other spills as well as to fine re-
sponsible spillers, there has been a reduction of the number
of events and the amount of oil escaping to the harbor areas.
Thus, we could assume that even more oil was spilled in the
past when there was less control.

Oil Terminal Data

In the course of locating oil terminals using data from the
U. S. Coast Guard and Maine Department of Environmental
Protection, a difference of total capacity was found at 23
of the 81 terminals listed in the State. Several of these
differences were minor and others were very large, as for
example the Shell Oil Company, Portland. Department of
Environmental Protection (1971) lists 405,838 bbls. while
U. S. Coast Guard cites 1,836,000 bbls. storage capacity
for that tank farm. No attempt was made to check these
discrepancies in the present study. For the entire coast
there is a disagreement by 12,253,063 bbls. between DEP
and USCG records for the total storage capacity of the oil
terminals in the coastal area. Further, neither list all
of the terminals. Appendix C is a composite list of three
sources.

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CONCLUSIONS

Base on a one-month investigation of available oil spill
records and the compilation of some simplified resulting
data, a few conclusions can be drawn:

a. A total of 451 spills occurring from 1953 to 1973
were documented by reviewing records of several state
and federal agencies. This number probably represents
from 80 to 90 percent of all spills recorded.

b. By plotting the location and area in which these
spills have occurred and by obtaining a description of
known biological effects, we can make some first approxi-
mations of the extent of oil spillage along the Maine
coast. The areas of higher occurrence and accumulative
effects can be separated from the smaller or random
spills.

c. Portland, with a current throughput of oil of about
30 million tons annually, shows a record of 336 spills
over the past 20 years. However, few if any records
exist prior to 1968, and this number is obviously low
since the input volume has been continuing over 840 years.
Using a back extrapolation, a possible total number of
spills is more likely to be from 1,200 to 1,700 over
the 20 year period 1950 to 1970 with a total volume
estimated at 1,467,000 gallons of all oil products.

d. No other trends or statistical analysis seem possible
in other areas due to the lack of sufficient data.

e. oil terminal data collected to show the location,
volume of throughput, and total storage capacity for
coastal areas are conflicting as reported by the State
of Maine, Department of Environmental Protection, and
the U. S. Coast Guard.

f. With only two relatively large spills recorded, few
data have resulted that show typical spreading of oil
along the coast. However, these two, NORTHERN GULF and
TAMANO, both grounded ships, demonstrate the long dis-
tance oil can spread given sufficient volume.

g. Based on findings of the Maine Department of Marine
Resources, there is strong evidence from two spills,0
NORTHERN GULF and LONG COVE, of the persistence of oil
in the sediments for periods up to 10 years with little.
diminution. Effects of these spills on the biota are
serious and have made decided impacts an shell fisheries.

h. There appear to be few investigations of the after
effects of most spills. A number of reports suggested
possible damage but no re-survey or data from a re-survey

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were found. The detailed reports during the 1960's
* ~~~~by the Department of Marine Resources were fewer in
number after 1970.

i. There is no central location or agency that
accumulates all the oil spill data. None of the present
ones cover all aspects. Due to lack of funds and.,
* ~~~~differing missions, the Maine Department of Environ-
mental Protection, Department of Marine Resources and,
the U. S. Coast Guard all accumulate slightly different
data. No agency has the mandate to observe, monitor,
and document the biological effects of oil spills.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

A few recommendations are in order from this study which are
supported in part by the data:

a. Using this study as a basic start, a further
effort should be continued to fill in any gaps still
existing in the baseline of oil spill data.

b. A number of sites should be selected as sampling
locations for obtaining hydrocarbon samples by gas
chromatography. These areas should be located in
areas where the spill incidence is well established
and future activities including spills are likely.
Such a background analysis would assist in assessing
future damages.

c. An improved reporting and monitoring system is
necessary to coordinate the various aspects such �
as the physical clean-up, the reporting of the events,
and the biological assessment through followup
observation. There appears to be a need for a
central function such as an oil spill center or
information clearing house.

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APPENDIX A

LIST OF OIL SPILLS 1953-1973

0=Oil Spill Incident Data Sheet filled out -Appendix B

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DATE LOCATION SOURCE

JUN 21,t 1953 Stonington Pearlescence Plant
� JUN 23,s 1953 Searsport, CHs Sprague Co. C.H. Sprague Fuel Depot
� AUG 29 1953 Birch Points Wiscasett Tanker at CMI dock
0 OCT 239 1953 Castine Harbor Maine maritime Academy ship
* DEC Is 1953 Orr's & Bailey Island Gulf tanker
*JAN 269 3l954 Portland Harbor TankerIULTSSM
FEB 19, 1-954. Boathbay Harbor Unknown
0 APR 8, 1954 Winter Harbor Unknown
" SEP 169 1954 Part land HarborS Tanker NORAML GMPIG
JUL 20,, 1956 Portland Harbor Barge #17,i Gahagan Wredge
SEP 4s, 1956 Portland Harbor ATLANTIC. DUK&
* APR 5s, 1957 Stockton Springs; Searmport 'Northern Chemical Company
MUG 1958 Belfast, Searsport ,. Spragues, Dock
JAN 13, 1959 Yarmouthio Cousins Island CMPI Wyman Stati onI ALVA STAR
'APR 199 1959 Belfast Maplewood Poultry CoMpAVY
"APR 515, 1960 Scarborough Storage tank
"SEP 30, 1961 Sears Island,, Stockton Springs Jarka Dockst Searsport
*APR 129 1962 Sears Island, Stockton Springs Jarka Docks,. Sow-sport
"NOV 259 1963 Casco Bay, Wt. Cod Ledge Tanker NOR~THEN GULIF
'APR 24,1 1964 Wiscasset Tanker 3S GOOD HOP'E
'*APR 1964 Fort Stockton Northern Chemical
APR 1965 Piscataqua Rivers Kittery Tanker & Barge
FEB 16, 1966 South Portland Unknown
MAY 18, 1966 Curtis Cove, Harpavell Unknown
APR 5, 1967 Marsh Rivers Frankfort Railroad tank cars
MAY 1, 1967 Rockland Harbor 'Unknown
OCT 159 1967 South Portland Pier #2 Tanker V1TRCOKNWTrnEA
DEC 189 1967 Portland Harbor (Chevron) Tanker FAGlE CCURIB
JAN 149 1968 Portland Tanker NAESS SPIRIT
JAN 17, 1968 Portland "LI' Wharf Tanker HtAROLD RRM~UE
JAN 18, 1968 Portland Harbor; PPL -Tanker OLYMPIC CIDUM
FEB 12 1968 Portland Harbor; PPL #1 Tanker ZBERHAR SEERM
FEB 149 1968 Portland Harbor; PPL #2 Tanker ALOITIH
FEB 18, 1968 Bucksport Harbor CoHa Sprague Company'
MAR 69 1968 Portland Harbor; PPLj#1 Tanker XRMA1S
MAR 9,; 1968 Portland Harbor; PPL #2 Tanker BERGEBOSS
APR 91, 1968 Cousins Island, Yarmouth Tanker DOROTHY, CMP Dock

APR 9, 1968 Portland Unknown
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PRODUCT AMOUNT PROBABLE CAUSE InwO SOURCE

Naptha Unknown Unknown 8 &CW
* Bunker C Unknown Unknown sawF
Unknown 50-IW0 bbls Spilled by tanker leaving dock S&SF
Bunker C Unknown Ship pumped bilges SamF
Gasoline 3 -4,00 gals Tanker ran aground~pumped to free S&SF
* Crude 109000 bbls Wing tank leaking S&SF
Kerosene Unknown UnknownI clams oiled &
Unknown Unknown Oil noted by Teraeo dock, clams oiled S85F
Crude "barrel or less" Spilled at fuel dock S&SF/PPH
* Unknown 5-6 bbls Unknown PPH

Crude 3-li bbls Opened wrong valve for ballast PPH
Bunker C Unknown OJil on shore near plant S&SF
Unknown Unknown Possible tanker spill/dispersant S&SF
* Bunker C Unknown Discharged oil after fueling CMP/S&SF
Bunker C Unknown Buried tank leaking for a month SamF
Re-refined oil unknown Probably oil dumped in sand pit S&SMt
Unknown Unknown Probably from ships at. dock S&SF
* Unknown unknown Probably ships, I tankers I freight S&SF
Iran Crude 20-25,000 bblo Tanker grounded S&SF
Unknown 100 bbls Patch in old foreign tanker leading S&SF
Oil alum Unknown Persistent overflow from Pit S&SF
* Crude lOO0tE of gals Improper connection to fuel dock S&SP
Crude Unknown Small amouut spread near CMP cove Saar
Light fuel Unknown Tanker bilge or depot cleaning S&SF
Buznker C Moo0 gals to cars de-railed Sam
* stick Unknown Oil stick for several weeks Ssaf/sIC,
Venez crude 30 bbls Emulsifier used PPH
Unknown 60Obble Look Inhull slick 2uEl 2 =I PPH
Crude 4 gals Unknown USACE/PPH
* #2 fuel 2 bbla Unknown ?JSACE/PHA.
Crude 5bbls Unknown USACE/PHA
Crude 5 gals Unknown USACE/PHA
Crude 6 bbla Unknown OBACE/PHA
* Unknown Unknown Unknown USACE
Crude 25 gals Unknown UNKNOJN
Ukknown 6 bbls Unknown VNXNOWN
Unknownt 4 bbls Opened wrong valve USCG

#6 fuel 4 bbls Unknown H

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APR 1L4, 1968 Portland Tanker EMRILLON
APR 14, 1968 Portland Unknown
GAPR 269 1968 Boothbay, Harbor Fishing vessel SANTA LUCIA
JUN 149 1968 Portland Tanker
JUN 179 1968 Portland Tanker MARL! & E14ERILU3M
JUN 239 1968 Portland Texaco Oil Dock
*JUN 27., 1L968 Peakes: Island, Portland Unknown
JUL it 1968 Portland Tanker JARAGUA
JUL 79 1968 Portland Tanker ALIBSHIA
JUL 249 1968 Portland Tanker TM[ACO LGJISIANA
SEP log 1968 Portland Tanker
OCT 28, 1968 Portland Ametek, Inc.
NOV 7, 1L968 Presumps cot River S 0D Warren Company
'JAN 7, 1969 Berry, Mill Bridge, West Bath Truck spill
JAN lot 1969 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ARGOLIS
JAN 20, 1969 Portland Tanker TPAVERTYVNAV.
'JAN 299 1969 Portland, Back Cove Forest City, Chevrolet
FED 12, 1969 Hussey Sound 'Tanker ORISSA
FEB 14,1 1969 Portland Tanker HOCGH PAY
FEB 24, 1969 St. Croix River Unknowrm
APR 9, 1L969 Portland Tanker ERIDGE
APR 16, 1969g Portland Tanker KNFSVANG
APR 24, 1L969 Portland Tanker AEGIS STAR
MIAY 9, 1L969 Portland Chevron Oil Company
mAy 12, 1969 Portland Tanker OLYMPIC EAGLIR
MAY 14, 1969 Portland Tanker PACIFIC
MAY 179 1969 Portland Tanker NAESS NORSEHMA
MAY 28, 1L969 Portland Tanker Twin City Delivery
JUL 4,9 1969 Portland Tanker PARAH PAILAVI
JUL 18, 1969 Portland Tanker DESERT PRINCESS
JUL 239 1969 Portland Texaco Oil Company
JUL 28, 1969 Portland Tanker POrOK46C
AUG 89 1969 Portland; Pare River Mobil Oil Company
'AUG 99 1969 Portland; Little Diamond Island Tanker ESSOGUIDWFORD
AUG 19, 1969 Portland Tanker ENEBRILLDI
AUG 28, 1L969 Penobscot River; Bangor Webber Oil Company
AUG 30, 1969 Portland Tanker OGDEN WILLAMETTE
SEP 19,1 1969 Portland F/V NED"N
OaT 2 1969 Portland; Fare River Harris Oil Company
NOV 149 1969 Portland Tanker OLYMPIC, EAGLE
Nov 16, 1L969 Portland Tanker OVERSEAS JOYCE

NOV 16j, 1969 Portland - 4-Tanker GLC2TIK MERCURY

* Bunker C 7-8 bbls Unknown USACE
Crude 8 bbls Unknown PA
Bilge oil 200 gals Vessel pumped used engine oil USCG
A6 ruel 8 bbls ' Unknown PlEA
* Crude 18 bbla Unknown PHA/UJSACE
Diesel 20 bblx Unknown PHAAI/SACE
crude 20 bbls Unknown S&SF
Crude 5 bbls Unknown PHAALTSACE,
* Bilge 2 bblIs Unknown PHALASACE
#6ruel 7 bbls Unknown PHA/IJSACE
Crude 320 bbla Unknown PHAAJSACE
#6 fuel 3ga1.- 5 bblso Unknown PHAAJSACE
* Unknown Unknown Mechanical failure USACE
Range oil 4,000 gals Truck overturned SOF
Unknown Minor Unknown USACE
Unknown Unknown Unknown USACE
* #4 fuel 600 gals Either dumped by garage or apartment USACE/PPH
Bilge Unknown Unknown USACE
Unknown Unknown Unknown USACE
Bunker C Unknown Unknown USACE
* Unknown Unknown Unknown USACE
Unknown 10 Was Unknown USACE
Unknown Unknown Unknown USACE
Unknown Unknown Separator overflow USACE
* #6 fuel 2 bbls Unknown us -CB
Unknown 8 bble Unknown USACe
Unknown I bbls ' Unknown USACE
Unknown 4,000 gals Unknown USACE
* Unknown Minor Unknown USACE
Unknown Minor Unknown USACE
unknown Unknown Unknown USACE
crude Unknown Unknown USACE
* Gasoline 600 gals Unknown USACE
Bunker C 210-840 gals Tanker spill and use of emulsifier S&SF
Unknown Unknown Unknown USACE
#2 fuel 30 gals Unknown USACE
* Unknown 1-2 bbls Unknown USACS
Bilge oil Unknown Unknown USACE
Unknown Unknown Fire caused spill USACE
Bunker c Unlcnown Unkniown USACE
0 Unknown Unknown Unknown USACE
Unknown Unknown Unknown USACE

Nov 16, 1969 Portland unknown
NOY 20, 1969 Portland Tanker TIDEWATER
NOV 28, 1969 Portland unknown
NOV 299 1969 Portland; Long Island Unknown
DEC 9, 1969 Portland Unknown
DEC 109 1969 Portland Tanker VES1TFORD
DEC 159 1969 Portland; PPL #2 Tanker ORLAND)
DEC 1L5, 1969 Portland Tanker RADS KIMUCR
JAN 13, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL #2 Tanker OLYMPIC CHIVALRY
JAN 199 1,970 Portland Harbor NATA - Tanker
JAN 21, 1970 Portland Harbor Resnick Oil Comnpanry
JAN 21, 1970 Portland Unknown
JAN 26, 1,970 Portland Harbor; PPL #2 Tanker QUP3 DANE
JAN 27, 1970 Portland; Fore River 'Unknown
FEB 3, 1970 Portland; Fore River Bancroft & Martin tank farmu
FEB 1L4, 1.970 Portland Harbor; PPL #2 Tanker ULYSSES
MAR 1, 1970 Portland Harbor Unknown
MAR 3, 19170 Cousins Island, Yarmouth Central Maine Power
MAR 17, 1970 Portland Unknown
MAR 19,91970 Portland; Fore River Gulf Oil Company, Rollin� Mill&
MAR 24,9 1970 Upper Cousins River, Freeport Kennebec Oil Truck
MAR 25,1970 Portland, Fore River Sewer by Rolling Mill,%
MAR 26,j 1970 Portlan d Harbor Unknown
MAR 31, 1,970 Portland Harbor Chevron Oil Corporation
APR 2,9 1970 Diamond Island, Portland unknown
APR 14,j 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker NAESS NOMEMEN
APR 14 19 70 Portland Harbor-, PPL #2 Unknown
APR 1L4, 1970 Peanaquid Harbor Mystery oil spill
APR 18,1 1970 F ort land; Fore River Unknown
APR 229 1970 Portland Mobil, Rolling Millsg Unknown
APR 25, 1970 Candy's Harbor Vessel DORCHESTE.R
APR 299 1970 Portland -Deakes Wharf unknown
APR 30, 1970 Portland unknown (Union Wharf)
APR 30, 1970 Portland Marine East

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* Unknown Unknown Unknown USACE
Unknown Unknown Unknown USACE
Unknown Unknown Unknown USCG /USCG
Buniker C 1-2 gals Unknown USCG AJSCG
* Bunker C Small ' Unknown USCG
Bunker C 1.5 bbls leank in hull uscG/uSACE
Crude I gal leak in manifold USCG
Crude 3bbla Faulty valve USACN/USCG
* Crude 1.5 bblo / discharge valve ballasting USCG.
Crude 5gals Unkiown USCG
#2 fuel1 1,990 gals Faulty loading pump to trucks USCG

Light crude I bbl Unknown USCG
Crude 18 gain 0/B discharge valve IUSCG
Light oil Unknown Unknown USCG
Refined Unknown Pond empties into Fore River USCG
Crude 40 gals 0/ discharge tank clean USCG
* Gasoline Unknown Tank-Mobil power or Rolling Hills USCG
Bunker C 2 bbls Oil from ChIP thru outlets USCG
Bunker C I bbl Unknown USCG
Refined 20 gals Open dike drain UC
* #2 fuel 7,1500 gals Tank burst, drained into stream SFC
Solvent .5 galls Unknown USCG
Gasoline 5 gals Unknown USCG
Labe 2 gals Unknown USCG
* Bunker C 3-5 gals Weathered product on shore USCG
Crude 2 qts 0/B discharge leak by, valve USCG
Bunker C I bbl Unknown USCG
Bunker C Unknown Probably bilge pumping USCG
* Light 25 gals Unknown VC
Tar !5 gals Unknown USCG
Fuel Unknown Broken fuel line USCG
Heavy 10 gale unknown USCG
* Lube 5 gain unknown USCG
Bilge 5gals bilge machine USCG

0 -~~~~~~~~~~37-

MAY 6, 1970 Searsport- Penobscot River At pipeline

MAY 7, 1970 Hallowell-Kennebeck River Oil terminal, Mobil

MAY 12, 1970 Portland Harbor Tanker-CHALLENGE CHEVRON

MAY 14, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker-KENAI PENINSULA

MAY 15, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Unknown-Hobson Wharf

MAY 15, 1970 Portland Anchorage B Unknown

MAY 16, 1970 Boothbay Harbor Pierce Marine

MAY 20, 1970 Portland Harbor Tanker-POTOMAC

MAY 25, 1970 Portland Harbor Unknown

MAY 25, 1970 Portland Harbor PPL Tanker-AINAIR

MAY 26, 1970 Portlad Harbor Oil terminal-Sun Oil

JUN t1, 1970 Portland Harbor M/V Sylvia M

*JUN 4, 1970 Portland Harbor Barge-B&J No.9 Texaco dock

JUN 5, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker-EDRIDGE

JUN 6, 1970 Portland Harbor; Fore River Rolling Mills-Humble Gulf

JUN 7, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker-EPH&SCS

JUN 9, 1970 Bucksport-Penobscot River St. Regis Paper Company

JUN 12, 1970 Calais-St. Croix River Georgia Pacific Company

JUN 17, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker-ESSO Panama

JUN 18, 1970 Saco Unknown

JUN 23, 1970 Portland Harbor Tanker-HORAMA

JUN 24, 1970 Portland Harbor Oil terminal-Shell Oil

JUN 27, 1970 Portland Harbor Barge-BWUCHARD No. 65

JUN 27, 1970 Portland Harbor Truck at Prince of Fundy Dock

JUN 28, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker-GUIF OIL

JUN 29, 1970 Castine Harbor Unknown

JUN 29, 1970 Bath-Kennebec River U.S. Navy - Bath Iron Works

JUL 5, 1970 Portland; Anchorage B Tanker-EAGLE CHARGER

JUL 5, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker-JOYA McCANCE

JP-4 5,000 gals Dumped by tank cleaning company DEP

Diesel 1,000 gals Pipe cracked, leaked into dike then river USCG

Bunker C 2 bbls Oil found near vessel during ballast USCG

Crude 35 gal O/B discharge valve leak USCG

Lube 5 gal From bilge wash USCG

Light 5 gal Unlknown USCG

Refined 5 gal Unknown USCG

Black oil 25 gal Bilge pumping USCG

Light oil 10 gal Bilge wash USCG

Crude 5 gal Defective O/B discharge USCG

Gas #2 75 gal Leaky manifold USCG/DEP

Diesel 10 gal Bilge pumping USCG

6 fuel 5-1 bbls Overflowed tank USCG/DEP

Crude 2 gal Ballast overflow USCG

Gasoline 10 bbls Inter-connection error USCG

Crude 5 gals Leak 0/B discharge USCG

4% fuel 85 gals Leak in line USCG/DEP

#6 fuel 1,000 gals Leak in line DEP

Crude 21 gals Loose rivet in hull USCG

Refined Unknown Zaillin & Sons Junk Company USCG

Asphalt 70 bbls Steam pipe rupture caused leak USCG

Unknown 1,700 gals Unknown DEP

#2 gas 5 gals Rain washed oil off deck USCG

Diesel 35 gals Broken fuel line on truck USCG

Ballast 5 gals Ballast tank overflow USCG

#2 gas Unknown No clean-up DEP

A6 85 gals Fueling destroyer DEP

Crude 6 bbls O/B discharge during tank clean USCG

Crude 10 gals Unknown USCG
39 -

JUL 6, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Barge OCEAN 90
JUL 11, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker POTOMAC
JUL 12, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ESSO STOCKHOLM
JUL 15, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ANNA ODLAND (esso)
JUL 16, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL F/V Red Jacket
JUL 17, 1970 Bucksport; Penobscot M/V PHIREMQN
JUL 24, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ESSO DANMARIR
JUL 24, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Oil terminal PPL
JUL 25, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker GLOBTIK MERCURY
JUL 259 1970 Portland Hebor; PPL SMVTI Pier
JUL 26, 1970 Portland Harbor; Fore River Pond at Bancroft and Martin
JUL 27, 1970 Portland Harbor Storm drain West Maine State Pier
JUL 27, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker GOLDEN GATE
AUG 8, 1970 Portland Harbor Unknown
AUG 11, 1970 Portland Harbor; Tanker PORT MIGUEL
AUG 11, 1970 Portland Harbor Tanker ALCAID, possibly
AUG 15, 1970 Portland Harbor PPL Tanker AJto SWARD JAMES
AUG 17, 1970 Portland Harbor Unknown
AUG 18, 1970 Portland Harbor Tanker GRAFTON
AUG 21, 1970 Jonesport 0. W. Look
AUG 21, 1970 Bucksport Tanker E t
AUG 22, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker XRISTINA
AUG 23, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker PETEROS HAJlIYRIARUS
AUG 27, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ESSO ALBORG
SEP 3, 1970 Portland Harbor Unknown
SEP 8, 1970 Woodland Georgia-Pacific
SEP 6, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker GLUATIK MERCURY
SEP 9, 1970 Portland Harbor Tanker COLVERt
SEP 9, 1970 Bar Harbor Unknown
SEP 14, 1970 Portland Harbor Rolling Mills - Pond
SEP 159 1970 Portland Harbor Unknown
SEP 16, 1970 Portlnd Harbor Unknown
SEP 18, 1970 Portland Harbor Tanker TEXACO CONNECTICUT
SEP 19, 1970 Portland Harbor Unknown
SEP 21, 1970 Bucksport Unknown
SEP 24, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker GULF BRITON
SEP 25, 1970 Bucksport Tanker TRADE DARLING
OCT 2, 1970 Cousins Islad Central Maine Power Company
OCT 9, 1970 Ellsworth; Union River Morrison Chevrolet Company
OCT 10, 1970 Wiscasset; Sheepscot River Barge OCEAN 90 & Tug
OCT 12, 1970 Portland Harbor Unknown
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Unknown 45 gals Unknown DEP
Bilge wash Slight Bilge pump USCG
Crude Slight Unknown USCG
Bilge oil 45 gals Unknown USCG/DEP
Bilge oil 3 bbls Pumping bilges USCG
4g6 225 gals Unknown DEP
Bilge wash Small O/B discharge USCG

Crude 2 bbls Rusted bleeder line USCG
Bilge wash Small O/B discharge USCG
Bilge wash Y bbl Unknown USCG'

Refined Small Spill into pond empties into River USCG
Lube % bbl Unknown USCG
Crude 1 bbl O/B discharge valve and pump USCG
Bilge wash 10 gal Unknown USCG
Bilge % bbl Crack in hull USCG
Bilge 6 bbl Pumping bilges USCG

Crude 50 gals Unknown DEP

Bilge wash Small Unknown DEP
Crude 10 bbls Operator error - wrong valve DEP
Gasoline 6,500 gals Spilled into harbor by tank truck DEP
*6 Minor Unknown DEP

Crude I bbl O/B discharge DEP
Crude 5 bbls O/B discharge DEP

Crude ' bbl 0/B discharge DEP
Light oil 5 bbls Unknown DEP

Bunker C 50 gals Spilled into river - slick several miles DEP
Crude % bbl Valve not closed DEP
Refined % bbl Drainage DEP
Diesel 5 gals Unknown DEP
Refined Unknown Rain and improper equipment USCG
Refined Unknown Unknown USCG
Refined Unknown Unknown USCG
Gasoline 1 qt Pin-hole in hull USCG
Refined Unknown Unknown USCG
Drain oil Unknown Crankcase oil on river bank DEP
Crude 1 bbl O/B discharge USCG
46 200 gals O/B discharge USCG/DEP
Diesel 200 gals Unknown DEP
Drain oil Unknown Crankcase oil dumped in river DEP
Bilge oil Unknown Tug pumped bilges DEP
Refined 5 gals Unknown USCG

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OCT 13, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Unknown
OCT 13, 1970 Portsmouth, New Hampshire Small boat
OCT 13, 1970 Portland Unknown
OCT 14, 1970 Old Town Unknown
OCT 16, 1970 Camden Harbor Unknown
OCT 20, 1970 Portland Harbor Tanker ESSO PANAMA
OCT 21, 1970 Portland Harbor Tanker ESSO PANAMA
OCT 21, 1970 Portland Harbor Tanker TEXACO
OCT 25, 1970 Casco Bay; Long Islad Oil terminal King Resources
OCT 27, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ALCAID
NOV 10, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Texaco Maine
NOV 11, 1970 Portland Harbor Unknown
NOV 149 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL 2 Tanker NAESS NORSEMAN
NOV 15, 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker OLYMPIC TAUNDER
NOV 22, 1970 Portland Harbor Tanker EMERILLON ARGOLIS
DEC 4, 1970 Portland Harbor Unknown
DEC 10s 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker PEMBROKE TRADER
DEC 289 1970 Portland Harbor Unknown
DEC 289 1970 Portland Harbor; PPL 2 Tanker VITTORIA
DEC 8, 1970 Belfast Unknown
JAN 29 1971 South Portland Tanker TASSOS V
*JAN 49 1971 Casco Bay; Harpswell U.S. Navy Fuel Terminal
'JAN 79 1971 Hancock H.R. Joy Company
JAN 9, 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
JAN 139 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker BRANDON PRIORY
JAN 21, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Mystery spill
JAN 249 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker WORLD LEADER
FEB Is 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker ETHEL TIBBETTS
FEB 3, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker PORT MIGUEL
FEB 49 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker LOUISA LOLLIGHETTI
FEB 5, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker TEXACO NEW YORK
FEB 6, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker IDDI
FEB 119 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
FEB 152 1971 Topsham U.S. Navy Facility
FEB 229 1971 Bar Harbor; Hulls Cove Frenchmen's Bay Motel
FEB 24, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker OLYMPIC SUN
FEB 25, 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
FEB 269 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker ETHEL TIBBETTS
MAR 19 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
MAR 6, 1971 Portland Harbor Barge HARTFORD SUN
MAR 8, 1971 Portland Tank farm Texaco
MAR 109 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker BRITISH PRESTIGE
- 42 -

0 ~~Crude Unknown Unknown USCG
Bilge wash Unknown Pumping bilges USCG
Oil/sceum 10 gals Uinknown USCG
#6 100 gain Unknown DEl'
0 ~~Diesel Unknown Slick; 20' x I mile DEP
Crude 5 gals Unknown DZP/U3CG
Bunker C 1,050 gals Dumped bilges USCG
Crude 5 gals Unknown DEP
Diesel 20 bbls Spill in Clarifier room (other spills) USCG
.Crude l a gals Unknown DEP
Crude 5 gals 0/B discharge leak DEP
Refined 50 gals Bilge pump DEP
0 ~~Crude I bbl 0/B discharge DEl'
Crude I bbl Sea suction DEP
#2 5 gals Unknown DEl'
Bite 5 gals Unknown DEl'
Crudoe 16 bbl Ran off deck DEP'
Unknown Unknown Unknown DEl'
Dirty Ballast Y E gal 0/B discharge DEl'
Bilge Unknown Cleaning tank - 100 yards x IN mile DEP
Dark refined Unknown Unknown DEP'
JP-5 15-25 bbls Faculty valve in dike DEP
Gasoline 9,374 gals Snowmobile broke line DEP/USCG
Refined I gal Unknown USCG
Bunker C ' A gal Spill on dock USCG/DEP
Refined dark Unknown Unknown DEl'
Crude 'Ya gal 0/B discharge DEP
Kerosene I qt Pin-hole leak stbd tank USCG
* ~~Crude 2 gals 0/B discharge valve leak USCG/DEP'
Bunker C 2 gals Unplugged scuppers USCG
#2 fuel I bbI Leaking sea suction valve USCG
Crude I WIl Ran off deck USCG
0 ~~Refined 10 gals Unknown USCG.
Lube oil 5 bbls E~scaped from sump DEl'
#2 fuel1 500 gals Leak in storage tank PPH/DEP
Oily waSte 9 gals Overflow tank during ballast USCQ/DEP
Refined 10 gals Unknown USCG
#2 ruel1 2 bbls Leak in stbd tank USCG
Refined 2 gals Unknown DEl'
#2 fuel 10-12 gals Leak in hull DEP/USCG
* ~~Kerosene Unknown Leak in rivets in tank DEP
Crude 2 gals Overboard discharge USCG

MAR 11, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker FRANCHE CONTE
MAR 13, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker EMAFON
*MAR 16, 1971 Searsport Pipeline at USAF
MAR 17, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker EFTHY COSTA I
MAR 23t 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker
MAR 24, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ALCAID
MAR 26, 1971 South Portland Tanker WORLD INDEPENDENCE
MAR 30, 1971 Portland Harbor Barge Bouchard 65
APR 5, 1971 Waldoboro Truck
APR 109 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ORIENT STARR
APR 11, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ORIENT STAR
APR 219 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker LYKAUITOS
APR 21, 1971 Islesboro Mystery
APR 25, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker
APR 26, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker
APR 289 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker HORAMA
APR 29, 1971 Portland Harbor; Fore River Oil terminal
APR 29, 1971 Damariscotta River Strong Chevrolet Company
MAY 29 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker SEPIA
MAY 2, 1971 Portland Harbor Tug
MAY 4, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker GULF DANE
*MAY 11e 1971 York Tank truck R.E. Young Company
MAY 15, 1971 Casco Bay Tanker HOEGH RIDER
MAY 19, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker DEFIANT COLOCOTRCONIS
* MAY 26, 1971 York beach, Long Island Possible MAY 11 spill
MAY 27, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker LISELETTE ESSBEMEN
MAY 29, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker LIBERTY BELL
JUN 1, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker KING CADMUS
JUN 4, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker EMERILLON
* JUN 6, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker TIBERIUS
JUN 7, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker TIBERIUS
JUN 17, 1971 Portland Harbor Oil terminal
JUN 20, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker PANAGHIA
JUN 239 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
JUN 239 1971 Casco Bay Unknown
JUN 28, 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
*JUN 28, 1971 Vinalhaven Oil terminal J.C. Calderwood
JUN 309 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker WORLD QUEEN
JUN 30, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker ALFMAR
JUN 30, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker ETHEL TIBBETTS
JUL 4, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ESSO BERLIN
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* ~~crude 2_5 gals Stripping discharge USCG
crude ll~ bbis Sea suction loss in ballast USCG
JP 5 & #2 10,0000 gals Terminal discharge S&SP
,Fuel I gal Seat leakage USC-G
* ~~~Black oil 3 bbla Bilge pumping USCG,

'Bilge I gal Unknown E
Bilge, oily small Opened wrong valveDE
.Geacline 5 gals Crack in #1 port tank DEP
* ~~#2 fuel I,000 gals Unknown Dip
Bilge oil 3 gals pumping bilges IISCG/DEP

Crude 15 bbls Leaking sea suction USCG/DEP
Crude 25 gals Overboard discharge USCG
* ~~Bunker C Unknown Covered J~ mile of beach PPH
Bunker I gal Unknown USCG

Asphalt 30 bbls Opened wrong valve on tank USCG
Unknown 4&5 bbis Wrong valve DEP
* ~~Refined Unknown Seepage from ground USCG
Waste oil 150 gain Dumping over bank DEP
Crude 10 gals Overboard discharge USCG
Diesel 100 gals Leaking fuel tank USCG
* ~~Crude 20 bbls Balasting operation TC
#2 fuel 100 gals Overflow of tank truck DEl'
#6fuel. 6 bbls Overflow of 1/7 cargo tank USCG/DEF
Crude 2 bbls Overboard discharge USCG
* ~~Weathered 10 bbls Mystery (may 11) PPH/USCC.

Crude 2 bbls Leaking sea suction USCG
Crude 2 bbls Leaking valve discharged overboard USCG/DEA
Crude I cup Overboard discharge DEP/USC(,
* ~~Crude 3 bbls Unknown DEP/USCC(
Bunker C 15 bbls Overflow due to "carelessness'" USCG/D0l

Oily waste 20 gals Overflow due to "carelessness" PPH/DEP
Refined 10 gals Unknown USCG

* ~~Crude Small Unknown DRIP
Bunker 10 gals Unknown USCG
Bunker 10 gab Unknown USCG
Refined Unknown Unknown USCQ
* ~~Gasoline 25 gals Unknown DEl'
Sludge oil 20 gals Bilge leak in engine room DEP/USC(-
Lube oil I bbl Overboard in transfer DEl'
#2 fuel 1. bbl Operator inattention DEl'
* ~~Crude Small Unknown DEl'

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JUL 7, 1971 Casco Bay Unknown
JUL 7, 1971 Casco Bay Unknown
JUL 9, 1971 Kennebec River Oil terminal
JUL 12, 1971 Portland; Fore River Mobil terminal
JUL 179 1971 Cisco Bay Oil terminal
JUL 18, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ESSENTIAL
JUL 23, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ST. ANNA
JUL 30, 1971 Portland Harbor Barge
AUG 39 1971 Bucksport Humble Oil Company
AUG 12, 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
AUG 21, 1971 Prospect Harbor Truck
AUG 27, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ESSO NORNBERG
AUG 27, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker PETROQUEEN
AUG 30, 1971 Searsport B&A docks
SEP 4, 1971 St. Croix River; Red Beach Unknown
SEP 4, 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
SEP 5 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
SEP 6, 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
SEP 79 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ESSO BERLIN
SEP 7, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker YORK
SEP 8, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker
SEP 13, 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
SEP 159 1971 South Portland American Oil Terminal
SEP 20, 1971 Odum Ledge; Brooksville Tanker FRANCIS So BUSHEY
SEP 23, 1971 Halfway Rock USCG Cowslip
'SEP 30, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker CANTO
SEP 30, 1971 Portland Harbor Tug
SEP 30, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker
OCT 1, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL #2 Tanker CANTO
� OCT 1, 1971 Rockport Truck
OCT 12, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker
OCT 15, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker TANK PRINCESS
OCT 15, 1971 Eastport Harbor Holmes Packing Company
� OCT 18, 1971 Searsport U.S0 Air Force Pipeline
OCT 22, 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
OCT 26 1971 Hussey Sound Tanker OCEAN 90
OCT 28, 1971 Rockland Harbor Town sewer
NOV 3, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker TEXACO ILLINOIS

NOV 3, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker PETROQUEEN
NOV 59 1971 Portland Harbor Unknown
NOV 6, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ATALANTE

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Bilge 1 bbl Unknown USCG
Unknown Unknown Unknown USCG
Asphalt Unknown Opened wrong valve USCG
#2 fuel 3 bbls Overflowed drain USCG

* fuel 2 bbls Seepage from day tank USCG
Crude 2 bbls Sea suction USCG
Crude 13 bbls Leaking sea chest USCG
Refined 10 gals Leaking discharge line USCG
Gasoline Small Unknown DEP'
Unknown Unknown Tank car overflow USCG
Gasoline 6,000 gals Truck spill PPH
Oil Few drops Unknown DEP
Crude Small Unknown DEP

Light oil 3 gals Unknown DEPi
Diesel 20 gals Mystery DEP/CG
Bilge Unknown Bilge pumping USCG
Bilge Unknown Bilge pumping USCG
Bilge Unknown Bilge pumping USCG
Crude 3 gal Leak in overboard discharge USCG
Crude 50 bbls Balasting suction USCG
Bunker C 2 bbls Unknown USCG
Refined 10 gals Leak in fuel line USCG
5 gals Leak in fuel line USCG/DEP
JP #2 oily ballast 500 gals Vessel grounded, tore tank DEP
f2 diesel 113 gals Hose ruptured DEP
Fuel 20 gals Pump lost suction DEP
Lube oil 10 gals Vessel sank USCG
Bunker 3 bbls Leaking valve USCG
Crude 3 bbls Same vessel above, 0/B leak DEP
#6 fuel 8,000 gals All contents reported dammed PPH
Crude 1 gal Ballast line USCG
Crude 10 gal Leak in O/B discharge valve DEP/CG
Bunker C 150 gals Leaked in boiler room PPH/DEP
JP A Unknown Malfunction at offload DEP
Bunker C 10 gals Unknown USCG
#6 fuel 1 bbl Overfilled tank DEP
Oil 2 gals Unknown DEP
Bunker C 3 bbls Overflow bunker tank DEP/CG

Crude 15 gals Leaky valve in bottom of vessel DEP/CG
Waste oil 15 gals Unknown USCG

Crude 5 g ls Leak in O/B discharge DEP/CG

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NOV 14, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker STo PETER
NOV 18, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker TITUS
NOV 22, 1971 Bath; Kennebec Truck
NOV 29, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker TEXACO SOUTHAMPTON
DEC 9, 1971 Portland Harbor Barge
DEC 14, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ESSO PANAMA
DEC 169 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker ESSO PANAMA
* DEC 16, 1971 Buckport St. Regis Paper Company
DEC 19, 1971 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker MOZART
DEC 24, 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker BRALINDA
DEC 269 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker PETRCOSIADE
DEC 27, 1971 Portland Harbor; Fore River Unknown
DEC 28 1971 Southwest Harbor H. R. Beal & Sons
DEC 31 1971 Portland Harbor Tanker AMBRONIA
* JAN 2, 1972 Rockland Harbor Mystery (City sewer)
* JAN 49 1972 South Portland Cities Service Company Terminal
JAN 8 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker REZA PAHLAVI
JAN 11 1972 Portland Harbor Unknown
JAN 11, 1972 Portland Harbor Unknown
JAN 13, 1972 Portland; Mackworth Island Mystery spill
JAN 14, 1972 Portland Harbor Oil terminal
JAN 20, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker ToHo BROVIE
JAN 24, 1972 Portland Harbor Gulf Oil Company Terminal
* JAN 24, 1972 Bailey Island; Mackerel Cove Coastal tanker JUDY ANN
JAN 26, 1972 Portland Harbor Unknown
* FEB 1, 1972 Portland Harbor Coastal tanker CAPT SAM TEXACO
* FEB 1, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker TEXACO UTAH
FEB 2, 1972 Portland Harbor Mystery
FEB 7, 1972 Portland Harbor Fishing trawler VANDAL
i FEB 11 1972 Ellsworth Union Road HoR. Beal & Sons
FEB 13, 1972 Portland Harbor Unknown
FEB 14, 1972 Portland Harbor; Long Island Unknown
FEB 15, 1972 Portland Mobil Oil Terminal
FEB 17, 1972 Portland Harbor Barge BFT #1
FEB 18, 1972 Ellsworth RoHoSo Oil Company
FEB 19, 1972 Matinicus Dock
FEB 219 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker ATAIANTIE
* FEB 23, 1972 Topsham Pejepscot Paper Company
FEB 25, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker ANNE
FEB 28, 1972 Portland Harbor Barge OCEAN 90
MAR 1, 1972 Portland Harbor Oil terminal; Cities Service Co.

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Crude 5 gals Sea suction discharge DEP/CG
Crude 20 bbls Overboard discharge USCG
#2 fuel 4,770 gals Truck overturned DEP
Crude 1 gal Unknown DEP
#2 fuel 1 gal Overflow, oil in tubine discharge DEP/CG
Crude 1 bbl Sea suction USCG
Crude 35 gals Leak in manifold DEP/CG
A#6 20 gals Human error, boomed DEP

Crude 35 gals 0/B discharge valve leak USCG/DEP
Crude 3 bbl Leak in starboard tank USCG/DEP
Lube 1 gal Shaft leak DEP
Gasoline 5 gals Unknown USCG
Diesel 5 gals Unknown USCG
Crude 1 gal Sea suction UNKNOWN
Unknown Unknown "went out with the tide" DEP/CG
Gasoline 100 gal;CG/2000 g;DEP Underground pipe break DEP/CG
Crude 2 gals O/B discharge valve leaked USCG
Bunker 20 gals Unknown USCG
Refined 10 gals Unknown USCG
Unknown ) bbl Oil spread over island DEP
Refined 50 gals Separator overflow USCG
#2 fuel 100 gals Leak in hull rivets DEP/CG
Refined 10 gals Ground saturation USCG
Diesel 50 gals Overflow in discharge to shore USCG
Bunker 1.5 gal Spill near M/T AINAIR DEP/CG
#2 & #6 4,500 gals Deck hand negligence PPH/CG
Crude 15 gals Hole in ship USCG
#6 oil 20 bbls Part of FEB 1 spill in water DEP
#2 oil 30 gals Vessel sank DEP/CG
#2 oil 360 gals Underground tank rupture DEP/CG
#2 oil 10 gals Unknown USCG
#2 oil 10 gals Probable King Resources DEP/CG
Refined 450 gals Overflow of separator DEP
Bunker 10 gals Overflow of tank USCG
Fuel 3,000 gals Spilled into Union River; Tank leak USCG
Diesel 50 gals Storm broke dock lines DEP
Crude 15 gals Unknown UNKN(WN
Unknown 5,000 gals Off loading rail cars, hose failure DEP
Unknown 1 qt. Circulatory water USCG
#6 fuel 2 gals Loose blank in line, hose ruptured USCG
Refined 100 gals Underground leak USCG

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MAR 2, 1972 Portland Harbor Oil terminal; Cities Service Coo
MAR 12, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker DEFIANT COLOCOTROINIS
MAR 12, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Oil terminal
MAR 15, 1972 Southwest Harbor Gross Lobster Wharf
MAR 18, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker LORD MOUNT STEPHEN
MAR 22, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker MOSLI
APR 4, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker ETHEL TIBBETS
APR 8, 1972 Portland Harbor Unknown
APR 16, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker ToTo ATA
APR 19, 1972 Damariscotta Weeks-Waltz Motors, Inc.
APR 17, 1972 Rockland. F�Jo O'Hara Company
� APR 24, 1972 Searsport Tanker OVERSEAS ADVENTURER
APR 26, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker KCNGVANS
MAY 49 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker CABO PILAR
MAY 59 1972 Bath Oil terminal Berts Oil Service
MAY 9, 1972 Camden Mystery slick
MAY 16, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ERIDGE
MAY 20, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ASPRA
MAY 22, 1972 Vinalhaven; Carvers Harbor Unknown
MAY 24, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker REVERE SUN
MAY 26, 1972 Old Town Penobscot Company
* MAY 31, 1972 Swans Island Oil terminal Mertic Morrison
JUN 1, 1972 Manset Hinkley Boat Yard
JUN 2, 1972 Portland Harbor Barge BFT 50
JUN 4, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker AMBRONIA
JUN 10, 1972 Bar Harbor Unknown
JUN 12, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker CANTO
JUN 12, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker CANTO
JUN 16, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ESSO EDINBURGH
JUN 16, 1972 Searsport Unknown
JUN 29, 1972 Machias Mawhinee Ford Company
JUN 30, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker SVEN SAIEN
JUL 10, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker STATUE OF LIBERTY
JUL 10, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker JAGRANDA
JUL 11, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker
JUL 13, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker BRITISH COMMODORE
JUL 13, 1972 Portland Harbor Mystery
JUL 16, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker IBERENIA
JUL 16, 1972 Searsport Unknown
JUL 17, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker ESSO GHENT
JUL 18, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker EVELYN

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Refined 3-5 gals/hr Product came down culvert DEP/CG
Crude 10 gala Overboard discharge USCG
Crude %a gal Leak in line USCG
#2 fuel 6 gals Overflow of truck USCG
Crude 30 gals Lost suction on ballast USCG
Oily waste 2 gals Bilge discharge overboard USCG
#2 fuel 5 gals Leak in hull USCG
#6 fuel 1 qt Unknown USCG
Bunker 4,200 gals Overflow of tank USCG
Waste oil Unknown Dumping waste oil on river bank DEP
Unknown 76 gals Suspect vandals USCG
#6 fuel 400 gals Unknown DEP
#6 fuel 1 qt Valve leak DEP
Crude 2 gals 0/B discharge valve UNKNOWN
#2 fuel Unknown Overflowing tank DEP
Oil Unknown Oil slick reported DEP
Crude 20 gals Air in ballast line USCG
Crude 21 gals Overboard discharge USCG
Oil Slick Unknown USCG
Gasoline 5 gals Overflow of whore tank DEP
#6 fuel 275 gals Pumped sump oil into drain culvert to river DEP
Kerosene 15 gals Neglect by owner, beach removed/oil burned DEP
Diesel 40 gals Workman disconnected fuel line on purpose USCG
Diesel 30 gals Loose plate USCG
Crude I qt Overboard discharge valve DEP
Light 20 gals Unknown USCG
Crude 63 gals Lost sea suction USCDEP
Crude 126 gals Overflow of tank DEP/CG
Crude 42 gals Lost sea suction USCG
Light 50 gals Unknown USCG
Crankcase Oil 15 gals Dumping waste oil on river bank DEP
Lube oil Small Leak from steering gear DEP
Unknown Y gal Loose rivet DEP
Crude 30 gals Overboard discharge valve DEP'
Crude 1 qt Equipment failure DEP/CG
Oil 10 gals Leak in cooling system DEP/CG
Gasoline 50 gals Unknown USCG
Oily ballast 15 gals Ballasting overflow DEP/CG
Light 50 gals Unknown USCG
Crude 82 gals Unknown USCG
6 fuel 20 gals Engine discharge USCG
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JUL 22, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker TAMANO
JUL 24, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker LAGUNILUAS
JUL 25, 1972 Searsport Sunoco Garage
JUL 25, 1972 Camden U.Se Post Office
JUL 27, 1972 Southwest Harbor Maine Maritime Academy SLOOP GEM!
AUG 5, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker STATUE OF LIBERTY
AUG 5, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker WORLD QUEEN
AUG 8, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker CITTA DI SAUDNA -

AUG 8, 1972 Camden Mystery
AUG 12, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker OLMPIC GATE
* AUG 12, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker AQUARIO
AUG 15, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker DESERT PRINCESS S
AUG 17, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker
* AUG 15, 1972 Eastport Hearl Cannery
AUG 229 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker BRITISH CENTAUR
SEP 1I 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker
SEP 59 1972 Portland Harbor; Light Ship Tanker THYELIA
SEP 59 1972 Bucksport St. Regis Paper Co.
SEP 6, 1972 Eastport Mearl Company
SEP 12 1972 Rockland; Lermand Cove Heating system of school 0
SEP 15, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker REX
SEP 20, 1972 Searsport Tanker STOLT GEMINI
SEP 21, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker FREEDOM
SEP 21, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker PASSAD III �

SEP 28, 1972 Stockton Springs Unknown
OCT 39 1972 Eastport Rivera Packing Plant
* OCT 3, 1972 Southwest Harbor USCG Cowslip
OCT 10, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker PHILIPPA �
OCT 11, 1972 Portland Harbor Oil terminal
OCT 17, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker CIRUSADER
OCT 21, 1972 Portland Harbor Unknown
6OCt 26 1972 Searsport (Morse Point) Mystery spill
OCT 30, 1972 Portland Harbor Oil terminal
OCT 31, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker MT. WASHINGTON
* NOV 2, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker TEXACO MAINE
NOV 4, 1972 Camden Harborside West Marina
NOV 8, 1972 Southwest Harbor Southwest Boat Company SPICUS II
NOV 8, 1972 Portland Harbor Tanker OLYMPIC EAGLE
NOV 149 1972 Portland Tank truck spill into stormdrain
NOV 20, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker LONDON INDEPENDENCE

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#6 fuel 100,000 gals Ran aground DEP/CG/P
Crude I gal Unknown DEP
Crankcase Unknown Dumping over bank into stream USCG
Fuel 60 gals Leaking furnace USCG
Diesel & Waste 5 gals Deliberate pumping overboard USCG
Crude 40 gals Overboard discharge, leak in pump DEP/CG
Crude 5 gals Leak in overboard discharge DEP/CG
Crude Y gal Leak in hull USCG
#2 fuel Unknown Mystery under investigation DEP
Crude 420 gals Leak in tank USCG
#6 & SE bilge 3,000-10,000 gals Illegal discharge of bilge DEP/CG
Crude 5 gals Blow by in discharge valve USCG
Bilge 10 gals Bilge pumping USCG
#6 fuel 150 gals Overflowing tank many times DEP/CG
Hydro oil 5 gals Blown valve seal USCG
Light oil 21 gals Bad valve USCG
Crude 2 gals Hull fracture DEP
Machine oil 30 gals Oil in rivers machine leak in plant USCG
Tar, bunker 10 gals Plant personnel dumped over bank USCG
Bunker C 250 gals A leak from system PPH
Crude 3 gals Overboard discharge USCG
Kerosene 1 gal From tank cleaning USCG
Crude 5 gals Discharge during ballast USCG
Crude 5 gals Valve leak USCG
#2 Unknown Unknown DEP
Bunker C 1,000 gals Found on rocks, leak after fire 1970 USCG
#2 fuel 20 gals Overflow tank at fill-not contained DEP/CG
Crude 1 bbl Sea suction valve DEP/CG
Gas 20 gals Hole in gas line USCG
Crude I qt. Overboard USCG
Bilge 50 gals Unknown USCG
*6 fuel 15 gals LIBERTY IMPORTER in vicinity DEP/CG
6 fuel Y gal Hose line failure USCG
Crude 15 gals Bad valve seat DEP/CG
Crude 420 gals O/B discharge DEP/CG
Gasoline 600 gals Leak in tank underground DEP/CG
Bilge oil 30 gals Drained bilges in hauling USCG
Crude 1 gal Leaking overboard discharge valve DEP/CG
Bunker C 200 gals Spill USCG
Crude 10 gals Rupture in discharge line DEP/UCG
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NOV 229 1972 Rockland Oil terminal, McLoon Company *
NOV 30, 1972 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker DIADEMA
NOV 309 1972 Ellsworth Union River Tulsa Gas Station
* DEC 69 1972 Cape Elizabeth Trawler ALTON A
DEC 269 1972 Portland Harbor Oil terminal
*JAN 19 1973 Portland Harbor Tanker ESSO EDINBURGH
* JAN 17, 1973 Portland Harbor Mystery spill
1FEB 59 1973 Portland Harbor Tanker OLYMPIC GARLAND
FEB 89 1973 Portland Harbor; PPL 2 Tanker EFPLIA
aFEB 20, 1973 Portland Harbor Tanker OVERSEAS VIVIAN
' FEB 27, 1973 Portland Harbor; PPL 2 Tanker GIMBLEVANG
'MAiR i9 1973 Boothbay Harbor Fishing dragger, Blakes Marine
MAR 8, 1973 Westbrook Knowlton Machine Company
*MAR 8, 1973 Portland Harbor; PPL 2 Tanker PHILIPPA
*MAR 10, 1973 Portland Harbor; PPL 2 Tanker TASMANSEA
MAR 10, 1973 Portland Harbor Tanker TEXACO NEW MEXICO
*MAR 13, 1973 Portland Back Cove Truck Merrill Transportation CS
*MAR 219 1973 Portland Harbor; PPL 2 Tanker ATLANTIC PRINCE
"APR 3, 1973 Portland Harbor; PPL Tanker FRIEDLAND
'APR 11, 1973 Portland; Fore River Oil terminal, Texaco oil

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Diesel 500 gals Storage tank check valve tail PPH/CG
Crude 1 gal Leak in starboard sea suction USCG
Gasoline 646 gals Leak in pipeline into drain sewer WSCG
Diesel Unknown Sank at Trundy Point DEP
#6 fuel 3 gals Faulty valve USCG
Crude 20 gals Unknown USCG
Bilge 300 gals Unknown USCG
Unknown Unknown Illegal discharge reported by aircraft USCG
Crude 2 gals Deck spill thru scuppars USCG
#2 fuel 1,000 gals Suspect leak in tank USCG
#6 fuel 21 gals Overfilled the day tank USCG
Bilge Unknown Vessel pumped drain oil USCG
#2 fuel 500 gals Tank overflow at transfer USCG
Unknown Sheen "few drops per second from rivets" USCG
Crude 10 gals Leak from O/B discharge USCG
Bunker C 10 gals Leaked from improper hose USCG
Bunker C 420 gals 500-750 gals in Cove from sewer USCG
Crude 255 bbls Wing tank overflow USCG
Bunker C 3 gals Unknown USCG
Kerosene 5-10,000 gals Pipeline break by ship prop USCG

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APPENDIX B

OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEETS 1953 - 1973

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENt: DATE: June 23, 1953

LOCATION: Searsport Fuel Depot; C.H. Spraque Company

PRODUCT SPILLED:Bunker Oil #6 ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Oily sludge around dock. No visible slicks.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Clams dug in vicinity had an oily

taste. Taste panel test showed 6 free and 3 oily.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Si ;n9 qhn Pichar c

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: Auqust 2, 1953

LOCATION: Birch Point, Wiscassett

PRODUCT SPILLED: Fuel Oil ESTIMATED QUANTITY 10 bbl min to 50-100o
bbl

CIRCUMSTANCES: Spill by tanker after leavina dank Ma rpnf-rq Minc

Power Plant (American Oil Companv Tankq)

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Few clams or mussels in area but

oil observed to kill seaweed (after 2 weeks). Boats have oil
.
slick on them.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: October 1 oil was detected on the qrass

at high water mark. Oil on flats and shores had diminished.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE:October 23, 1953

LOCATION: Castine Harbor

PRODUCT SPILLED:Bunker C#6 ESTIMATED QUANTITY

CIRCUMSTANCES: Maine Maritime Academy vessel pumped its bilqes

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Oil spread along the mud flats

concentrating in patches near clam growinq areas. Clams were

unacceptable for market.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT: Covered flats across bay at Brooksville

DURATION: Clams effected for several months with oily taste. Assumed
that during the following spring the clams were palatible.

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: On subsequent observations it was

found that an estimated 3690 bushels of clams valued at $18,432 were

lost. 81 diggers were out of work for 6 weeks. 0 1 kept herring
out of coves and damaged fish nets (letter to Hurst from Hess 54)
SOURCE OF INFORMATION:

Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Gulf Oil Tanker DATE: December 1, 195'~

LOCATION:Between Orr's and Bailey's Islands, near Water Cove

PRODUCT SPILLED: High test & regu-ESTIMATED QUANTITY 4,000 gallons ?
lar gasoline

CIRCUMSTANCES: Tanker ran around on a ledge and had to pump out gaso-

line to refloat itself.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: No quahoqs or clams occur in Water

Cove. After seven days no effects were visible. ,

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Hightide 7:10 a.m.; NE Wind

SPILL MOVEMENT: Gasoline was held in Water Cove by wind for several

hours, later gas spread and went out to sea.

DURATION: Water smelled of gas for 2 days. :

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE:October 23. 1953

LOCATION: Castine Harbor

PRODUCT SPILLED:Bunker C#6 ESTIMATED QUANTITY

CIRCUMSTANCES: Maine Maritime Academy vessel pumped its bilqes

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Oil spread along the mud flats

concentrating in patches near clam growinq areas. Clams were

unacceptable for market.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT: Covered flats across bay at Brooksville

DURATION: Clams effected for several months with oily taste. Assumed
that during the following spring the clams were palatible.

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: On subsequent observations it was

found that an estimated 3690 bushels of clams valued at $18,432 were

lost. 81 diggers were out of work for 6 weeks. 0 1 kept herring
out of coves and damaged fish nets (letter to Hurst from Hess 54)
SOURCE OF INFORMATION:

Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Tanker Ulvsses DATE: Jan. 2 6

LOCATION: Portland Harbor

PRODUCT SPILLED:Venezuela crude ESTIMATED QUANTITY unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Wing tank of tanker was leaking at sea. Continued in

Portland Harbor, tank holds 8,000 to 10,000 barrels. The leak was

below the water line so entire contents could have spilled.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Oil covered several acres of shore

areas.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shore Pnrflana

Press Herald.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: Feb 19, 1954

LOCATION: Boothbav Harbor

PRODUCT SPILLED:Kerosene ESTIMATED QUANTITY unknown 9

CIRCUMSTANCES: unknown

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: about 10 acres of clam flats

affected. Clams oily after a week in clean water.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: April 8, 1954

LOCATION: Winter Harhbr

PRODUCT SPILLED: ESTIMATED QUANTITY unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Large quantities of oil were noticed by S&SF while on a

sanitary survey. Near Texaco Fuel dock. Could be bilqe pumpinq

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Clams dug in vicinity of oil were

oily smelling as was the seaweed.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Nordahl Griea DATE: ,,n- 1A 19Q4

LOCATION: Portland Harbor

PRODUCT SPILLED:South American ESTIMATED QUANTITY "a barrel or less"
Crude Oil

CIRCUMSTANCES: Oil spilled at fuel dock, covered 200 sa. ft. of water

surface

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Oil reported to have been carried

out to sea.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Tide going out

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: U.S. Coast Guard; Portland Press Herald

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Ailani-i nuk DATE: ~ne

LOCATION: Portland

PRODUCT SPILLED: Crude ESTIMATED QUANTITY 3-4 bbls

CIRCUMSTANCES: Opened wrong valve for seawater ballast

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:Portland Press Herald

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Northern Chemical Industries. Inc. DATE: April 5. 1957

LOCATION: Stockton SDrinas/SPsrqoort

PRODUCT SPILLED:Bunker C46 ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Oil on shore adjacent plant

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Oil spilled either at Sprague's

Fuel dock (a mile away from plant) or resulting from plant burning

pit.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: Auaust. 1958

LOCATION: Belfast/SearsDort - SDraaues Dock

PRODUCT SPILLED: unknown ESTIMATED QUANTITY unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Lobsters stored in lobster car near Spraque's Fuel

dock were covered with oil. Fishermen reported a tanker on previous

day had spilled oil and used a dispersant.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Alva Star American Oil DATE: tan 1 q

LOCATION: Wyman Station, Central Maine Power. Coiins TIlnal Vrmc~,eh

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bunker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Discharae of oil from tanks aft-er fiii linn cMP crn

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: A.F. Howard, Chief Enqineer, CMP Wyman Station

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

* INCIDENT: DATE: April 19. 1959

LOCATION: Belfast - Maplewood Poultry ComDanv

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bunker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: A buried tank leaked which covered 350 yards of shore

in front of plant. Estimates show spill may be a month old.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Boat dealer complained of heavy

coatings of oil on CHUBS in his floating car. Similar complaints

from worm diggers, lobster fishermen, and boat owners.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: April 15, 1960

LOCATION: Nonsuch River, Scarborouah

PRODUCT SPILLED:re-refined crank ESTIMATED QUANTITY unknown
case oil

CIRCUMSTANCES: Leakaae from storaae tank at Beech-Ridair Pcd

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: Probably related to dumping of oil in

gravel pit etc., since controlled by law enforcement.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: Sept. 30, 1961

LOCATION: UDPer Penobscot Area

PRODUCT SPILLED: unknown ESTIMATED QUANTITY lnknwn

CIRCUMSTANCES: Durina an overflight A larfp nilmh-r nf nl1 1lirtc

between Sears Island and Stockton Sorings Harbor. (r~1Pt nnnn-

tration was around Northern Chemical Companv.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Chart of observation on file at

Sea and Shore Fisheries

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Light southerly; visibility good

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: Similar flight on October 11 - with

numerous slick observations - some possibly attributed to various

plants, repeat flight April 12 - oil coming from Jarka Docks, Searsport.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: April 12, 1962

LOCATION: Penobscot area

PRODUCT SPILLED: ESTIMATED QUANTITY

CIRCUMSTANCES: Air flight over area observed slicks from Jarka Dockks.

Searsport. There was two ships - one oil tanker, one freighter at

docks.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

9
ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

9
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

!
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

4
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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Northern Gulf (T.iberian) (ii1f Oil DATE:Nn7 2-. HqaR

LOCATION: West Cod Ledae. Casco Bay

PRODUCT SPILLED: Iranian crude ESTIMATED QUANTITY 20 - 25.000 bbls
(Agha-Jari) 5,000 metric tons

CIRCUMSTANCES: Tanker ran aground, much oil rafted out the bay into

the ocean.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Stranded oil covered 1.6 km2 of

beach between high and low tides. Five tidal storage lobster pounds

of 750,000 capacity with 647,000 lobsters contaminated as well as soft
clam areas. Continued on separate page.
METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: C 1I. MW Ti n~ 17 1 km 1 - ; c usts 31.9 km

SPILL MOVEMENT: Much oil rafted out of Casco Bay by strong winds and

caught by a small clockwise eddy to Penobscot Bay where a SE gale on
Nov 30. drove oil ashore in Friendship-Bristol-Brennan and on to Long Isl
DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: On separate Daae

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Depiartment of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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NORTHERN GULF SPILL (cont'd)

All lobster and clams contaminated. Immediate loss of 28,800
lobsters weighing 15.2 m tons in three pounds. Oil trapped in sedi-
ment affected clams for over two years and 122 m tons lost. Sampling �
continued through 1972 showing visible and measurable entrapped
residue with strong oily odors when samples of sediment of soft clams
examined (JUL 20, 1972). The sample area of Long Island lobster
impound is normally isolated from spill effects.

The cost to clean up 412 acres (about 42 miles) of contaminated
shoreline was estimated at $3 million not including lobster loss,
clam or other shellfish. Total cost including marine life was
estimated at $4-7 million.

*Clams tasted of oil for over 2 years as a result of oil in
sediments. (Dr. J. Trefethen)

Sampling continues in Simonds' pound area. A reading of 6800 ppmO
obtained from gas chromatograph in Spring of 1973. Tarry residue still
evident on rocks above high water. A visible sheen is present in
sediments. (Oil is still evident in the cove north of the pound.

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: S.S. Good HoDe (American Oil) DATE:APR 24.1964
4:15 p.m.

LOCATION: Birch Point, Wiscasset;

PRODUCT SPILLED: Unknown ESTIMATED QUANTITY atleast 100 bbls

CIRCUMSTANCES: tanker reportedly was patched with cement and leaking.

Subsequently sailed to Japan with a carqo but was lost at sea with

all hands in the Pacific

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Mr. Frank Hammond, Wiscasset

letter on file at Mainp nr-ni of Conn C. C"he - orz

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: APR 1964

LOCATION: Fort Point. Stocktnn Snrinfc

PRODUCT SPILLED: Oil & Alum ESTIMATED QUANTITY

CIRCUMSTANCES: persistent overflow of oil from oil pit spil 1ina nrt-

the bank into bay.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Flats covered in areas of clam

production

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: Letter from Mr. TJlQorl t r- MaDonna4(I)

Discontinuinq use of oil pit and usina a 15.000 aallon tank to recjai

waste oil. Memo Sept. 16, 1964 Dr. Harriman to R. L. Dow.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Depar tment of Sea and Shore Fisheries.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: MAR 1965

LOCATION: Piscataaua Riv1T - P~nRfmnUth/i tS7

PRODUCT SPILLED: Crude Oil ESTIMATED QUANTITY 1.000's of aal.

CIRCUMSTANCES: Spill due to improper connection of tanker to fuel dock

also barqe reportedly spilled oil.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Donald Moreau, Portsmiluth. -.NpW 1;mnnhi ri-

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE:V-p 1I r,

LOCATION: South Portland

PRODUCT SPILLED: Crude Oil ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: A small amount of oil spilled from an undetermined
source, spread to Maine State Pier, a cove between CMP plant and
South Portland Bridge, and an area on Fore River.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shnre pi-hpripg

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE:MAY 18, 1966

LOCATION: Curtis Cove. Haroswll . hplow NT7vv F1Pil fnnlrr

PRODUCT SPILLED: Light fuel ESTIMATED QUANTITY

CIRCUMSTANCES: Upon complaint of Bruce Booker. Sea and Shore Fishorips

investiqated. Either from a tanker cleanina bilaes (APR 19 last -Fnkor)

or cleaning activities at depot.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Area had oily smell: seaweed at hiah

tide mark had an oily smell, clams by taste test had oily taste.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine DepartmeatLof Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: APR 5. 1967
4:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Marsh River Frankfort

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bunker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY25 to 3.000 aal.

CIRCUMSTANCES: 10 tank cars nf 1000n nnn a1 nh _non _l-- e1lA

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: 500 to 1I0on cr11nnq jnrc hlfnr

an earth dam was erected.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fish~ries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: MAY 1. 19f7

LOCATION: Rockland Harbor nhar Marinp rnlln-ia

PRODUCT SPILLED: ESTIMATED QUANTITY

CIRCUMSTANCES:

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Unknown - no discharqe but slick

persists as water washes ashore.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION: Oil slick continued for several weeks

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Environmental Improvement Commission

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Intercontinental (Libhrian) DATE: OCT 15, 1967

LOCATION: Portland Pier #2

PRODUCT SPILLEDVenezuelan Crude ESTIMATED QUANTITY 30 bbls.

CIRCUMSTANCES: Emulsifier used to clean up

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Portland Press Herald OCT 17, 1967

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Eaale Courier - Chevron DATE: DEC 18. ]9i7

LOCATION: Portland Harbor, Chevron Oil Pier

PRODUCT SPILLED: ESTIMATED QUANTITY 60 bbls

CIRCUMSTANCES: Leak in hull - gigantic slick

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: 2 miles long - � mile width,

covered much of Portland Harbor.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Portland Press Herald, DEC 19, 1967

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Dorothy (Liberia) DATE:APR 9. 1968

LOCATION: Cousins Island (CMP)

PRODUCT SPILLED: ESTIMATED QUANTITY 4 bbls.

CIRCUMSTANCES: Opened wrong valve

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: U.S. Coast Guard - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Santa Lucia DATE: APR 26. 1968

LOCATION: Boothbay Harbor

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bilge ESTIMATED QUANTITY 200 gal.

CIRCUMSTANCES: Heavy oil slick noted around vessel and Juliana Dock.

Vessel was chandinq oil and dumDinc overbroad. Second offenc( in qams

location. $500 fine.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Oil contaminated lobster at

Fisherman's co-op. Mr. Brown lost $2000 worth of lobster in storaqe

cars.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: U. S. Coast Guard

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: JAN 26. 1969

LOCATION: Back Rav. Pnri-nl1

PRODUCT SPILLED: Fuel noi ESTIMATED QUANTITY Approx. 600 aal.

CIRCUMSTANCES: Failure of valv a1 Fwor-t PArk Anrfm=j4 +s-a

overflow

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: No aDoarRn- cHmagcro

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: Mr. Roger Fogg reported 600 gal. not 200 gal.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Portland Press Herald: report of Jerrv Srndpr

U. S. Coast Guard

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: AUG 9. 1969

LOCATION: Little Diamond Island, Portland

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bunker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY 210 to 840 gal.

CIRCUMSTANCES: Oil tanker spilled oil of which a portion went ashore on

Little Diamond. About 5220 gallons of emulsifiers and dispersants

were used over a several day period.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:Mortalities of shellfish (mussels,

periwinkles, soft clams) along an intertidal strip 200 yards long were

blamed on chemicals not oil.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: A survey was conducted by Professor

Hackett and Wait of Bates College. Report on file at Sea and Shore

Fisheries. Observation of AUG 15 & 21. Also reported by Messrs. Apollonio
Hurst
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: (-,l f nTn) DATE: JAN 25, 1970

LOCATION: Portland Pionl inp #2. Porf1-1pn

PRODUCT SPILLED: Crude ESTIMATED QUANTITY 15 Gal.

CIRCUMSTANCES: O/B discharge valve

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Visibility clear. 8 miles. Temoeratur 31 .
wind NWr, sea calm, JAN 26 clear, Visibility 8 temp. 30 NW-10

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: U.S. Coast Guard

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

* ~INCIDENT: DATE: MAR 24, 1970

LOCATION: Upper Cousins River, Freeport

* ~PRODUCT SPILLED: #2 fuel ESTIMATED QUANTITY 7-7500 gal.

CIRCUMSTANCES: Oil truck dumped fuel accidentally into a gully that

drains into a tidal stream.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Observed dea fish, clams, worms -

* ~~polluted a well in Freeport. Killed all finfish, shellfish, and marine

plants.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: After six months the area was still devoid

of any plant or animal life - AUG 1970.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of SEa and Shore Fisheries

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Rprn1-in ~ ,T i DATE: jTTN 4 1 q70

LOCATION: Portland Harbor. Texaco Dock

PRODUCT SPILLED: ESTIMATED QUANTITY approx. 1 bbl

CIRCUMSTANCES: Oil spilled when 5 bbls were forced under sack

pressure throuqh deck valves (hatches) of barges

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Sorbent type C used

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries,

U.S. Coast Guard.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: OCT 25. 1970

LOCATION: T.nn TllndI_ Cm cn- R- s7

PRODUCT SPILLED: Liaht nil (diJpqpfTIMATED QUANTITY 1n-on hhlc

CIRCUMSTANCES: Kina Resources Terminal - Pier - Siiqn--Pr rsnil11

on 20-24 October

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Slick in Hussev Sound from Dieor

out past overset Island and into Hussev. Slick 150 feet wide

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Overcast visibility 8 miles, temp. 51,

sea calm, wind N-03
SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: T. q C ;,, r,,,

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: JAN 4. 1971

LOCATION: Harpswell

PRODUCT SPILLED: JP-5 ESTIMATED QUANTITY 15-25 bbls

CIRCUMSTANCES: Faulty valve in dike

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: U. S. Coast Guard cites 3 bbls. in report.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: JAN 7, 1971

LOCATION: Hancock - . T_ rvnmr~nv

PRODUCT SPILLED: Gasoline ESTIMATED QUANTITY 9374 aal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Snowmobile broke off storage tank pipe

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Small amount spilled into Bay

gone in two days.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection and

Department of Sea & Shore Fisheries by Mac Richards.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: FEB 15. 1971

LOCATION: Topsham (USN facility)

PRODUCT SPILLED:Lubricating oil ESTIMATED QUANTITY 5 bbls

CIRCUMSTANCES: Escaped from sump. Clean up by Lt. Tom Cooney in

Cathance River.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Deparment of Environmental Protection and

Department of Sea & Shore Fisheries by Dick Nelson

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: FEB 22, 1971

LOCATION: Bar Harbor - Hall Cove; (Frenchman's Bav Motel)

PRODUCT SPILLED: Fuel oil ESTIMATED QUANTITY 200 cal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Leaked from 10,000 gal storage tanks at Bar Harbor

Motel

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Oil spread for 2.5 miles along

Frenchman's Rav. No nnrpni- ammap

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Wind and current- dissaonnai-ed p9 irk

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: 2/23 Bioloqist from Sea and Shore Fisheries

unable to find visible signs of fuel oil.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Portland Press Herald - Department of Environmental

Protection Report and Department of Sea & Shore Fisheries by Mac Richards

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: MAR 16. 1971

LOCATION: Lona Cove. SearsDort

Initial estimate o*
PRODUCT SPILLED:jp 5 & No.2~fuelESTIMATED QUANTITY 1.5 bbls.
over 5000 gal. were recovered by MAR 22, only part of spill. Other
reports indicate 10,000 gal #2 recovered.
CIRCUMSTANCES:All samples examined in both survey areas - all marine

animals and plants collected contained detectable auantitiespof pe�r

leum hydrocarbons. Analysis indicated continuing spills since MAR 1971

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Bay MAR 30- 30% of clams in Lonq Cove

were dead - a loss of $24,000 wholesale value.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT: Oil traced to Sears Island, Browns Head Northport.

Little River (5 miles across Penobscot Bay). Photos showing most of
the slick location taken by Republican Journal.
DURATION: Seeps from culverts continued several months or longer.

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: S&SF qiven study contract by USAF. 23,000 bushe
standing crop before spill. By AUG 1972 a mortality of 12,000 bushels
reported. Oil was present in 23% of 130 intertidal samples from 1972
survey. Environmental damage continues. Loss of $150,000/year to digger
will continue.8% residual surviving clams had developed cancerous tumor$
in connective tissue gills and gonads.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Sea and Shore Fisheries files; U. S. Coast Guard.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: APR 21, 1971

LOCATION: Islesboro

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bunker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY

CIRCUMSTANCES: Mystery oil spill

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Covered ~ mile of hcsah

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Portland Press Herald and Maine DePartment of

Sea & Shore Fisheries.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: MAY 11. 1971

LOCATION: York (RnaPr R. Vncing rOTnmnT, In_

PRODUCT SPILLED: #2 ESTIMATED QUANTITY n1 n aal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Overflow of tank truck

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: "Mystery Spill"

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Unknown DATE: MAY 27. 1971

LOCATION: Lonq Sand Beach in York

PRODUCT SPILLED:Weathered ESTIMATED QUANTITY 10 bbls

CIRCUMSTANCES:

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Coated area 3-5 feet wide for 2 miles

of beach at high tide. More 1� miles north toward Cape Neddick

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Portland Press Herald - U. S. Coast Guard.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Tiberius (Norway) Boston Fuel Co. DATE: Junp CI 1q71

LOCATION: Portland

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bunker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY 10-15 bbls

CIRCUMSTANCES: Operator negligence at pump; "Carelessness"

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Covered Cushing Island, Willard Beach

South Portland, an extensive area of channel and Portland Harbor to

Fish point near East End Beach.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: Inspection DEC 16, 1971 to Cushina Island.

All beaches cleaned up - no oil to a depth of 1 foot in Sand. Seaweed

qrowing back 8" lonq now. Little white shells on rock qrowinq back
Degraded Bunker C seen on larger rocks - hacd and weathered.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION:

Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Portland Press Herald,

U. S. Coast Guard.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: JUN 28. 1971

LOCATION: Vinal Haven, James C. Calderwood, Inc.

PRODUCT SPILLED:Gasoline ESTIMATED QUANTITY 20-25 cal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Loading hose from truck ruptured

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Gasoline readily evaporated

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: AUG 21, 1971

LOCATION: Prospect Harbor

PRODUCT SPILLED: Gasoline ESTIMATED QUANTITY 600 0

CIRCUMSTANCES: Spilled by a truck

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: PQrwl n~ A O Urla Ca Dart n . ..

of Sea & Shore Fisheries by Mac Richards.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

* ~~INCIDENT: DATE: SEP 4 1 Q71

LOCATION: Red Beach, St. Croix River

* ~~PRODUCT SPILLED: Diesel ESTIMATED QUANTITY 20 gal.

CIRCUMSTANCES: Mystery Spill

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

* ~~SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Francis S. Bushey DATE: SEP 20, 1971

LOCATION: Odom Ledge, Brooksville

PRODUCT SPILLED:Oily ballast waterESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown �

CIRCUMSTANCES: Vessel crounded, tore open bottom. refloated aft1-r nLmp~ed

out. 11 Tanks ruptured.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Mill Cove covered with liaht film

on beach

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: USCG reported that up to 6000 bbls of

raw water with ballast discharged at grounding. Thin film of JP found

3/4 of a mile from ledge. At least 500 gal JP-2 lost. No contamination�
in Morse Cove on Mill Cove.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental

Protection/U. S. Coast Guard

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: CG Cowslio DATE: Sp1' 9-1- Iq71

LOCATION: Halfway Rock

PRODUCT SPILLED: #2 Diesel ESTIMATED QUANTITY 113 gal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Hose ruptured

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

and U. S. Coast Guard.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: MT Canto DATE: SEP 30. 1971

LOCATION: Portland PPL #2

PRODUCT SPILLED: Fuel oil ESTIMATED QUANTITY ~ bbls

CIRCUMSTANCES: Pump lost suction; on OCT 1, same vessel spilled

spilled crude 3 bbls due to a leak in O/B discharce

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: OCT 1. 1971

LOCATION: Rockport

PRODUCT SPILLED: #6 fuel ESTIMATED QUANTITY 8000 gal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Tank truck sDilled contents hut a dam orpvv ~nv

from qettinq into harbor

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Portland Press Herald - October 5, 1971.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: OCT 15. 1971

LOCATION: Eastport Harbor, Holmes Packing Plant

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bunker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY 50 gal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Leaked from the boiler room nf i-he oln1_- DEP records

state "Suspect sabotage to boiler" USCG states furnace nozzle removed

and approx. 35 gal/hour sprayed through niqht of OCT 15.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Beach covered. Sea Coast Service

esti. 150 gallons on rocks alone.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT: Oil reached breakwater OCT 17.

DURATION: Continued into OCT 16 and OCT 17

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
SOUCE F IFORATIN:Portland Press Herald, U. S. Coast Guard.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: OCT 18-19, 1971

LOCATION: Searsport USAF (Pol)

PRODUCT SPILLED: JP-4 ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Malfunctioninq of caskets in chicksand boom while

off loadinq vessel

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION: Two davs

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: OCT 28, 1971

LOCATION: Rockland Harbor. Town Sewer

PRODUCT SPILLED: Oil ESTIMATED QUANTITY 2 acals

CIRCUMSTANCES:

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Min nfnlrmnr nf Rnirinnmnil Prn+-ntinn

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: NOV 22, 1971

LOCATION: RPth nare

PRODUCT SPILLED: #2 ESTIMATED QUANTITY 4770 aal

CIRCUMSTANCES: T.ank -rnlk nvi-rtilrndrl on 1-95 (MNOV 1_ 1q71)! ni;ll

found wav into Kpnnphtbc Rivo.r-

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: DEC 16. 1971

LOCATION: St. Reais Papor COnmnniv

PRODUCT SPILLED: #6 ESTIMATED QUANTITY l_0n an'

CIRCUMSTANCES: Human error - boomed and ahqnrhpi-

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: JAN 2 IQ79

LOCATION: Rockland Harbor

PRODUCT SPILLED: Unknown ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Mystery reported by CG

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Spill went out with tide

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:'Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: TAN ; 1Q72 S

LOCATION: South Portland (Cii- S~rvln~ C] (nmr,,%

CG 100 gal
PRODUCT SPILLED: Gasoline ESTIMATED QUANTITY DEP 2000 cral

CIRCUMSTANCES: Underground flange and seal broke, reported at 1545.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: No booming. Gasoline moved out of

harbor. Estimated 100 gal was on the water at 1600. By 1800 most of

spill was gone.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT: Spill dispersed out of harbor by wind and tide

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: JAN 1~ 1Q'

LOCATION: Mackworth Island, Portland

PRODUCT SPILLED: Unknown ESTIMATED QUANTITY � bbl

CIRCUMSTANCES: Mystery spill

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:Oil spread thinly over a Great area of island.

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: JUDY ANN DATE: JAN 24. 1972

LOCATION: Bailey Island, MacKerel Cove

PRODUCT SPILLED: Diesel oil ESTIMATED QUANTITY 50 aal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Overflow by pumpinq from Merrill tank to US/CTK Judv Ann.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: U. S. Coast Guard/ Maine Department of Sea &

Shore Fisheries, "Attorney general wQuld not prosecute since vessel

had no record of previous spills."

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Coastal tanker Captain Sam (Texaco) DATE: FEB 1. 1972

LOCATION: Portland harbor

PRODUCT SPILLED: #2 & Bunker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY 4500 gal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Pumping negligence in shifting from tanks. Deck hand

relieved of duties.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Threat to surface feedina duckr

large flocks noted off Ram Island. At least 3500 aal ran out into

Fore River. Pump rate 1600 qpm. Over 5 miles of shore covered.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Temp 160, visibility 10 miles; winds N 5-10
sea calm.

SPILL MOVEMENT: "Oil had settled in the ice making clean-up impossible.

However, USCG reported 1000 to 1500 gal cleaned up. Remaining oil
dispersed with wind/tide - some remained in ice.
DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: Laraest spill since OCT 70. 30-40 k aal1

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Portland Press Herald, 2/2/72; Maine Department

of Environmental Protection.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

*Average spill has been 5-10 bbls. Penalty $2000.00
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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: FEB 2. 1972

LOCATION: Texaco spill area nf FRR 1 - h p -rs1A

CG 10-20 bbls
PRODUCT SPILLED: #6 ESTIMATED QUANTITY DEP +20 bbls

CIRCUMSTANCES: Mystery spill. Area covered previous day by #2, was

thick with #6

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Heavv Dockets alona shore. SorhnInt

C used. S.O.S. picked up 6,000 qal of slop oil. Part is from Texaco

spill FEB 1 - 50% is water.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

9 ~~INCIDENT: DATE: FEB 11. 1972

LOCATION: Ellsworth Union River

0 ~~PRODUCT SPILLED: #2 ESTIMATED QUANTITY ~cq

CIRCUMSTANCES: Undercqround tank ruptured.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Clean-up moderately successful

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

0 ~~SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: FEB 19. 1972

LOCATION: Mantinicius

PRODUCT SPILLED: Diesel ESTIMATED QUANTITY 50 aal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Storm tore dock lines

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection,

U. S. Coast Guard

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: FEB 23, 1972

LOCATION: ToPsham PeiepDscot Paper Cnmoanv

PRODUCT SPILLED: #6 ESTIMATED QUANTITY 5000aal

CIRCUMSTANCES: The hose broke while loadina tank cars

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: APR 19, 1972

LOCATION: DamariscCet-a WppkR - W;1]-7 Mn-nrc Tnn

PRODUCT SPILLED: Waste oil ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Dumping waste oil on Damariscotta River bank

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Overseas Adventurer DATE: APR 24. 1Q79

LOCATION: Searsport (C.H. Spraque)

PRODUCT SPILLED: #6 ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES:

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Beach removed

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: MAY 5. 1972

LOCATION: Bath. P,~ri-R ni l

PRODUCT SPILLED: #2 ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Overflowing tanks

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:Gravel removed from stream bank

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

* ~INCIDENT: DATE: MAY 9. 1972

LOCATION: Camden

PRODUCT SPILLED: Oil slick fuel ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Oil slick reported -but no source foiine9

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

* ~~SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:- Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: MAY 26. 1972

LOCATION: Old Town (Penobscot Company)

PRODUCT SPILLED: ESTIMATED QUANTITY

CIRCUMSTANCES: Pumping out sump into drain culvert that empties into

river.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Mainr Pnri-mini- nf

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

* ~INCIDENT: DATE: MV~ Q'

LOCATION: Swans Island. Mertic Morrison

* ~PRODUCT SPILLED: Kerosene ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES:

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Beach removed and oil burned off rocks

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

* ~SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

0 ~~~~~~~~~~129-

OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: JUN 29, 1972 S

LOCATION: Machias, Mawhinee Ford ComDanv

PRODUCT SPILLED: Waste oil ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown �

CIRCUMSTANCES: Dumpinq waste lube oil on river bank

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Action: River bank cleaned and new

gravel replaced.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT: O

DURATION:
e
ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

O
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

O
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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

* ~INCIDENT: DATE: 4/28 to 8/7/72

LOCATION: Camden Harbor

* ~PRODUCT SPILLED: #2 ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Unknown mvsterv spill -under investiaation

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

* ~SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SUEET

INCIDENT: TAMANO (Norway) Texaco DATE: JUL 22, 1972

LOCATION: Portland Harbor

100,000 gal to as
PRODUCT SPILLED: #6 oil ESTIMATED QUANTITY hiqh as 578,000 cal

CIRCUMSTANCES:

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: 46 miles of coast affected - 18 island

investigated. Inter-tidal zone affected by smoothering and toxicity

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: (All official records restricted due to litigatic

Later estimates of volume suqaest that the tank riDpped by Grounding may

have discharged entire contents of 13,000 bbls (578,000 gallons)
O
SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Portland Press Herald; Maine Department of

Sea & Shore Fisheries; U. S. Coast Guard.

9
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Aquario (Liberian)American oil DATE: AUG 12, 1972

LOCATION:

PRODUCT SPILLED: #6 and #2 ESTIMATED QUANTITY 3000 to 5000 aal
(1500 recovered)

CIRCUMSTANCES: Illegal discharqe of bilqe - discharge on deck durina

ballast

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: small patches of oil on hourse on

Chebeague Island, some fresh oil on Cousins, Diamond, Long, and

Little Diamond Islands. Little Diamond was hit worse.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: OVE, VSB 6, wind 5-10 sea 5. Wind south 2 knots

SPILL MOVEMENT: Two oil slicks off South of Little Diamond and House

Island moving toward Peakes Island; SW&N side of Long Island into
Chandler Cove; long slick Anchorage A to Clapboard Island,
DURATION: Clean-up lasted until ArTT 16 - p im-ipi- t- Al17-q nn

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: Slick movement on AUG 13 - the worst

contaminated area was Little Diamond Island

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Portland Press Herald August 15/ Maine

Department of Environmental Protection and Maine Department of Sea

and Shore Fisheries.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Mearl Cbrporationl DATE: AUG 16. 1972

LOCATION: Eastport Maine, Broad Cove

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bsinker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY 40 to 150 cal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Leaking from plant boiler room. Plant manaqer states

situation lasted 5 years.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: 20 X 20 foot area of shoreline

saturated. AUG 17 portions of beach covered.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Unknown

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION: AUG 17 blanket of shore continued

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: three pollution reports

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: U. S. Coast Guard

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SIIEET

INCIDENT: DATE: AUG 17, 1972

LOCATION: Eastcort (Mearl Cannervy

PRODUCT SPILLED: #6 ESTIMATED QUANTITY UTnknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Overflowinq tank

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Fresh oil cleaned with straw:

weathered clean with Bacto-zine

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION: Spill was the result of many overflows

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Mainp nflpr-r-m~if f nm-F- pr

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: SEP 12. 1972

LOCATION: Lermand Cove. Roekland

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bunker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY 9Qn nI

CIRCUMSTANCES: A leak from the heatina system of a schnnl

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Absorbed with straw

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Portland Press Herald, Sept. 13, 1972

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: CGC Cowslip DATE: OCT 3, 1972

LOCATION: Southwest Harbor

PRODUCT SPILLED: #2 ESTIMATED QUANTITY 20 qal.

CIRCUMSTANCES: Overflowinq tank while refuelina

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Unable to contain on the ebbing tide

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: no 92- 1Q79

LOCATION: Searsport, Moose Point State Park

PRODUCT SPILLED: #6 ESTIMATED QUANTITY less 15 acalS

CIRCUMSTANCES: Mystery oil spill deposited at hiqh water mark - over

100 yards - spotty - to scattered to clean up

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Liberty Importer in vicinity

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Texaco Maine DATE: NOV 2. 1972

LOCATION: PPL #2 Portland

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bunker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY 10 bbls recovered

CIRCUMSTANCES: Leak due to ruptured discharge line 13' below water.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: 1-2 bbls in water. 2nd spill due

to negligence of watch personnel. Estimated 3 gal.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Rain, VSB 2, temp. 42, WD 15 sea moderate

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION: Leak continued, is contained, total spill 5 bbls

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: TT- S _Coasj Piw rr l vine -Ann

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: NOV 4, 1972

LOCATION: CAMDEN - Harbor side west

PRODUCT SPILLED: Gasoline ESTIMATED QUANTITY 3 gral

CIRCUMSTANCES: Leak in tank

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: DATE: NOV 25, 1972

LOCATION: Rockland - McLoon Oil ComDanv - storaap tank

PRODUCT SPILLED: Diesel fuel ESTIMATED QUANTITY 500 aal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Check safety values removed allowina oil to spill

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Wind moved spill

SPILL MOVEMENT: reached 2/3 of way to breakwater - estimated 400 yards

wide - USCG tried to move it out of harbor

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Portland Press Herald

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: ALTON A DATE: I _ 1q77

LOCATION: Cape Elizabeth, Trundy Point

PRODUCT SPILLED: Diesel ESTIMATED QUANTITY Unknown

CIRCUMSTANCES: Dragger went ashore in high seas - no clean-up possible

or deemed necessary.

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

SPILL MOVEMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

Maine Department of Environmental Protection
SOURCE OF INFORMATION:

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: US/TK Christian Reinauer DATE: DEC 9, lq97

LOCATION: Brewer

PRODUCT SPILLED: #1 and #2 ESTIMATED QUANTITY 600 qal
Est. Skipper: 200-300 ga
Est. USCG: 1000-1500 gal
CIRCUMSTANCES: River flow at 7 knots and iao n;-k forced slio

ice 3 inches 30% cover

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: No oil on beaches sufficient to sample

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Temp. 35�F

SPILL MOVEMENT: DissiDated bv flow. Shern viqihl frnom RrPxw7r -n

Winterport.

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: U. S. Coast Guard

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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OIL SPILL, TNCIDEN-T DATA'~ "IILET

3.N.C I DE!TP: Tanker ESSO EDINBURGH (UK) ___ ____DATE:January_9, 1973

LOCATION: Portland Harbor _______

PRODUCT SPILLED: Crude ESTIMATED QUANTITY 15-20 gal.

CIRCUMSTj.ANCES: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

R?=T AND NATURE OFCONTAM1'j\AT'LION:-. ______ __-

METEOTROLOG.'IC CONDIT:CONS: Clear, visib. 5, wind -calm, temperature -l F

SPTLT, CV11!T____~--

DUR1ATILON:__ _ _ __ _

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGAT ION S : __ ._

SO0URCE.' OF INOMY.,U. S. Coast Guard

. -------. ---..- ..-.------.-.. ....~. .-.----.- - .-- .

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OIL SPILL1 INCIDEN,,T DATA STA

INCIDENT: Mystery spill DATE: January 17, 1973

LOCATION:

PRODUCT SPILLED: oi l,, , ESTIMATED QUANTITY__3_O i

CIRCUMSTANCES: unknown

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: clear - visib. 5-10 miles, temperature 43,.---

sea calm.
SPILL MOVEMP\T:

oil dispersed by tide

DURATION:

4DDITIONAL INWESTIGATIONS: 6 samples forwarded to Mr. Coulon of
ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:_______

-. Rv~7i ronmentalPro.~etion gcncy-Bozton.f~Z~

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: TT c9- rar A tz-.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

0* - - - - - --- - I`^-- 4- _ _ _ _ _

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OIlL SPILL INCIDVUT DA1TA S14EET

ICIJCDENT : OLYMPIC GARLAND DATE: Feb. 5, 1973

LOCATION:

PRODUCT SPILLED: ESTIMATED QUIANTITY

CIRCUMSTANCES: Vn rzi- allpr y iCA iic-0.4 rFi 4!w!'ar-c ;it'-in,

50 mile limit by vessc1. 4247T A9AWW - -1irk- in mTi Inn x~r~

trailing - no pictures. __ _ _

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

ETEBOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: __

SPII,L !1OVMENT:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF lNFOl'4-l'ON_

AD)D In. I ONALP COWj:'L~rIN S ______146

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OIL SPILrL INCIDI!ENT DATA STIEET

INCIDENT: Tanker EFPLIA (LT) DATE:Feb. 8, 1973

LOCATION: Portland Pipe Line #2 Portland

PRODUCT SPILLED: Crude ESTIATED QUANTITY 2 gal.

CIRCUMSTANCES:
-Deck pll runT! ~off throughtsrz

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Rain, visib 1, temperature 320 wind calm,

sea calm.
SPTLL MOVEMENT:

minor - no clean-up

DURATION:

ADDITIONAI, INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORPATION

ADDIT5ION4AL COMMENNTS _

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OIL3 SPILL INCIlfITDI SDHEET

Tanker
INClUBUJT: -OVERSEAS VIVIAN (US) DATE: Feb. 20, 1973

0945
Chevron Oil Dock, South Portland
LOCATION: ___ _________

PRODUCT SPILLED: ESTIMATED QUANTITY 1 ,

CIRCUMSTANCES: g1-,"j- 1kin-y +i

RHus sey- S_"~nd,_,

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTA"KINATION: 5 gal, per minuter 3 hrnir-

0945 to 1245.

METEOROLOGIC CO"UD)ITTONS- Clear,_visibility 1-5_miles, temperature 42,

wind 0., sea calm.
SPTILfL 1)OVEMENTI :

DURATION _

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS___

SOU"PCE OF INFORE14-ATION:

AUr T'J'~IOC~:L, COI~i4J�W~h1S : ...~ .

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SHEET

INCIDENT: Tanker GI'RT.r.VAANrC _Lgrc DATE: Feb. 27 1973

LOCATION: Portland Pipe Linej2. Icmt- =l

PRODUCT SPILLED: #6 ESTIMATED QUANTITY- 21 ;~1

CIRCUMSTANCES: Overfill of the day tank

RATE AND NATURE OP CONTAMINTJ.ION:

1,EFTEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: clear 17iqiln1 wn N.4 l a--

moderate, temperature 02c'
SPILL MOIvEMET:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORYIATION: U. S. Coast Guard

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:_____

149

OIL SPILL TNC-DCIDENT Dy'"q1;\ SHEET

INCIDENT: D A- _________DATE: p 4, 19-2

L f i -qhi -n,-- ----------

LOCATION: Boothbav Harbor H nnrh,;-r-hr Mari4

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bilge oil ESTIMATED QUTATITY

CIRCUMSTANCES: vessel pumped out in harbor; (epor-Qr Pnrefs~i.ed- give

name or vessel name. U. S. Coast Guard found a thin fjjXif niil qn-'- taken.

RATE A131D NATURE OF CONTAI.MNATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS:

DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF iNFOR,'T-ThTION. U. S. Coast Guard

ADDITIO, liL Cor";�:y;N'P~ :

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OIL SPILL INCLh!T DATA SUT!"21"I

INCIDENT: Knowl DATE: March 8.. 1973

LOCATION: Westbrook

PRODUCT SPILLED: #2 ESTIMATED QUANTITYUnair

CIRCUMSTANCES: overflow of tank durina tranqfpr

lPiTE AND NA32'TURE OF CONTAMINATION: 300 gallons flowed into PrPci.mqn- River

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: Rain, fog, visibility 1 mile, temperature 500

SIPILL i;'~�E~B

DURTIATON:______ _____ ___

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGAT-IONS:

SOURCE OF INPNATTO1~: U. S. CoastGuar _____

ADD]TIONAL COMMENTS:

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OUL SPILL fICIDENT DATA SHEET

IN-:C11Th;i:NT : akpr PH4TTDhTA (rT) DATE: M.rcarh R 1q7'
A0

LOCATION: Portiap;p T,inic A vn $it- P-Q4.&d----

1'RUCjiT SPILLIED: _____ ESTIMATED QUANTITY- Shsin

CIfl'C U ISTAAN,,CES _

1Wl iLND INATfIE COF CONTI-PrAINATION: "few drops per second from rivest!_

I4ETLOROLOCIC CCND3TIOL~:;: clear, visibility 10_miles, wind calm, sea

calm, 45L
SPTjThL. O;'E~I�:QrV: ________~ __ ~ S------�-

DU T 3)O: _

ADDI TITrON~AL II~V.tiS'&TC AT:I~I __'P

October 10, 1972".

S0'1,.CpE or' INFM'r,!.VV:EON:W U. S. Coast Guard _________ __

AD~S1:):r.ri:i ONAL COx�: 'n:~:r;N�C 1

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OIL SPIL'L INCIDENT DATA SHEf,"ET

INC(CIDENT:__Manje. ~TASMA T) ________DATE:March 10, 1973
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A

LOCATION: Pier * 2

PRODUCT SPILLED: crude ESTIMATED QUANTITY 10 gql -
9

CIRCUMSTANCES: leak from overboard dischb _ra

PATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

MEETEOTRpLOGLC CONDITIONS:clear, Visibility 2 miles, wind calm, sea-c-alm

temperature 38

D U E T ON:T I_ _ _ O N

AIDDITIONA)L INVESTICATTONS:

SOURCE OF' IN2OiATI: U. S. Coast

ADD-)ITION AL CCi ENTS-

153

OIL SD I'-L TNC'IM-f,'NT DAITA 13

ICIDENT: Tanker TEXACOFW MPVTCOpN DATE: March 10. 1973
B

LOCATION: Texaco Dock, Sfouth P~tEand_

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bunker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY

CIRCUMSTANCES:- leaked from improperly slunq hose

DATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

9
ME~TEORIOLO('IC CONDIT 101,1,S - ame March 10 17 A

DURAT~TION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS:

SOURCE OF INFORTMATION: U. S. Coast Guard

AT)DI TI ONAT, COMI-INTS:

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OIL SPILL INCI,'NT DA3A SIIEET

INCIDENT: Merrill Transpnr- Triirnc_ _ DATE: March 1_- 1973
1002
LOCATION: Back Cove, Portland

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bunker C ESTIMATED QUANTITY 4,20 goal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Truck discharge hose leaked spillina oil in- Rn, r ...

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAI-'INATION: 500 to 750 gallons escaped into

cove through sewer

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: .t . . mper u-r S i i *d- .=10

...... .5' Oil sighted in Harbor froip channel north to next
SPILL ilGAVE"IENT: � .
inlet. March 14 - 2 miles of Back Cove and coast area covered

Clear, wind calm, temperature 53
DURATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS,: Main~_/~aenr -e-F&s--

on scene March 14 (4 political reR sent ie ___a1 usedaonMareh_-t-

for clean-up.

SOURCE OF INFOlRMATION: U. S. Coast Guard

ADDIT IO.NAL COMI!MENTS:

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA ST]EET

INCIDENT: Texann oi 1 rm,, !,ll. ri . DATE: Marrch _91, A73

LOCATION: (Bancor) Hamnden. Ppn-hcn. a; .
20,000 gal. spilled on
PRODUCT SPILLED: # 2 fuel ESTIMATED QANond edium spill"

CIRCUMSTANCES: overflow at plant

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAIMINATION: 20 to 30 gallons per minute snping__

into Penobscot River - under dike. Amount finally in Penobscot

estimated as "small".

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: clear, wind 0 - temperature 351:

S.7TTL I, .z T. Boomed and pumped into truck. Traces of oil five miles

down river March 23.

PU PRATION:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: P; --r-eset-ive

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: U. S. Coast Guard _

I\DDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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)TT, SPILT.,, TIC :[CDEiNT DATA SHEET

.11 JEN, DATE: March 21. 1973

0120

LOCATI",ON: Portl

PRODUCT SPILLED: Larqo Trico Crude ESTIMATED QUANTITY 20 - 25 hh1.c-

CIRCUM,!!STANCES: wing tank overflow

RATE -ND OATURE OF CON'AIIUATION: Oil hit south eftd of Willard Beach

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: clear, visibility 5-10 miles, temperature 31,

wind 10-15 NE, sea moderate
j SP~SI)TU i,-IVE";~;;L'

DURATlION: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _

A7D-)DIIONAL INVEST-IGATIONS - 2ur~jey - Beach at Bay

Road. No residue on jqe4chL a A Wn 19 Ina A ard BAc

minor staining, contamin~ated sQeaed & ho P hiah
Spring Point no contamination. Weather prevents recovery at Graving Dock.
SOUlRCE~ )OF 11%!FORI`A0"_TTON: March 23, seacoast found no er ovideD 11
beach.

* -~1- -__._~._.____~_ .IlU. S. Coast Guard

ADDITItONALT4 CO :ITS I T _

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT DATA SIUEET

INCIDENT:_FjDL~ANn (fqnmali _a,11i DATE: April_3_, 1973

LOCAT I ON: Portland Pipe Line ___

PRODUCT SPILLED: Bunker C ESTIMLATED QUANTITY 3 qal.

CIRCUMSTANCES: unknown

RATE AN4D NATURE OF CONTAMINATION:

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIYONS: Visibility 1 mile, wind 35 NE, temperature_38

seas rough
S LT,T, MO-V ~;iT'.

DUPATIO1,: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

AIDDITIONAL INVESTIGrTIC:ONS:

SOURCE OP JNPORIMTIQN: U. S._Coast Guard

I\DDITIONTIL COMMENT __

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OIL SPILL INCIDENT D.'1TA SHEET

INCI)DENT: Texac__T___a-l- ' DATE: April 11, 1973

LOCATION: South Portland, Fore_ _er

PRODUCT SPILLED: kerosene . ESTIMATED QUANTITY 5 - 10,000 gallons

CIRCUMSTANCES:

RATE AND NATURE OF CONTAMINATION: Oil covered all shores of river
from Gulf Transfer Line Rolling Mills Dock to Million Dollar Bridqe.

METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS: clear, visibility 5 miles, temperature 37",

wind 5-20-25, seas moderate.
SPIL LViO.ETr, ,,; : I:.

DU PT I ON:

ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIOINS:

SOURCE OF' INFORMATION: U..S Coast Guard

IADD I I' ONALI COlei' ,TS _N _T S:

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APPENDIX C

OIL TERMINALS AND FACILITIES IN COASTAL IN MAINE

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OIL TERMINALS AND FACILITIES

SOURCES: DEP, USCG PORTLAND AND SOUTHWEST HARBOR

LOCATION TOTAL CAPACITY

Kittery to Portland (Area #1)

1. U. S. Navy Shipyard, Kittery: Bunker C and diesel 333,900 bbls (USCG)
334,067 bbls (DEP)

2. Sutton Mills, Sanford: Heating oil 40,000 gals (952 bbls)
TOTAL: 334,852 (USCG)/335,019 (DEP)
South Portland to Portland (Area #2)

3. American Oil Corporation: Gasoline; Heating oil; Kerosene; Bunker C 422,000 bbls

4. British Petroleum: Gasoline; Fuel oil; Kerosene 218,000 bbls

5. Central Maine Power Company, Cape Steam Plant: Bunker C 60,000 bbls

6. Cities Service Oil Company: Gasoline; Fuel oil; Heating oil 201,100 bbls (DEP)
186,100 bbls (USCG)

7. Central Maine Power, Peakes Island: Diesel 20,000 gals (476 bbls)

8. Gulf Oil Company, Danforth Street: Gasoline; Heating oil; Kerosene;
Diesel 60,000 gals (1,429 bbls)

9. Gulf Oil Corporation, South Portland: Gasoline; Fuel oil; Kerosene 505,000 bbls

10. Getty Oil Company: Gasoline; Fuel oil 258,000 bbls (USCG)
298,465 bbls (DEP)

11. Humble Oil Co.: Gasoline; Heating oil; Motor oil; Diesel; Kerosene 890,747 bbls (DEP)
784,000 bbls (USCG)

12. Long Island Fuel Farm: #2 and #6 600,000 bbls

13. Mobil Oil Co.: Gasoline; Kerosene; Fuel oil; Diesel; #6; Asphalt 788,726 bbls (DEP)
622,000 bbls (USCG)

LOCATION TOTAL CAPACITY

14. Portland Pipeline Corporation: Crude 3,438,524 bbls (DEP)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 160,000,000 bbls, USCG) 2,560,000 bbls (USCG)

15. Shell Oil Company: Gasoline; Solvent; Spirits; Kerosene; Fuel oil; 405,838 bbls (DEP)
Asphalt 11,836,000 bbls (USCG)

16. Sun Oil Company: Gasoline; Kerosene; Fuel oil 85,000 bbls

17. Texaco, Inc.: Gasoline; Kerosene; Heating oil; Diesel; #6 628,000 bbls (DEP)
368,000 bbls (USCG)

18. Chevron Oil Company: Gasoline; Heating oil; Kerosene 784,000 bbls
TOTAL: 9,327,305 (DEP)/19,290,005 (USCG)
Portland to Pemaquid (Area #3 and #4)

19. Central Maine Power, Cousins Island, Yarmouth: Bunker C 384,000 bbls

20. U.S. Navy, Harpswell: Aviation gas; Jet fuel 280,000 bbls (DEP)
940,000 bbls (USCG)

21. Central Maine Power, Wiscassett: Bunker C 364,000 bbls

22. Humble Oil and Refinery Company, Hallowell: Heating oil; Kerosene 165,000 bbls

23. Mobile Oil Corporation, Hallowell: Gasoline; Kerosene; Diesel 4,632,834 gals (110,306 bbls)

24. Squirrel Island Village Corporation, Boothbay: Heating oil; Gasoline 6,500 gals (155 bbls)
TOTAL: 1,303,461 (DEP)/1,963,461 (USCG)
Pemaquid to Searsport (Area #5,#6 and #7)

25. Monhegan Store: Gasoline; Heating oil; Kerosene 7,800 gals (186 bbls)

26. Calderwood Oil Corp., Vinalhaven: Gasoline; Heating oil; Kerosene; 54,000 gals (DEP) 1l,286 b)
Diesel 3,120 bbls (USCG)

27. Henry Young and Co., Matinicus: Gasoline; Diesel; Kerosene 22,050 gals (DEP) (525 bbl)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 2,695 bbls, USCG) 450 bbls (USCG)

28. Vinalhaven Fuel Company: Diesel; Gasoline; Range oil 45,000 bbls (USCG)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 27,907 bbls, USCG)

29. J. P. Brown, North Haven: Gasoline; Diesel; Kerosene 475 bbls (USCG)
(Oil delivered in 1972?: 2,500 bbls, USCG) 24,000 gals (DEP) (571 bbl)

_ g _ � 2) _ i _ _

LOCATION TOTAL CAPACITY

30. Point Look Out Club, Isle Au Haut: Heating oil, summer delivery only Unknown

31. J. J. Emery & L. E. Rogers, Isleboro: Heating oil, Gasoline; Motor oil 8,000 gals (190 bbls)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 625 bbls, USCG)

32. A. C. McLoon, Rockland: Gasoline; Kerosene; Fuel oil 217,000 gals (DEP) (5,167 b
(Oil delivered in 1972: 75,000 bbls, USCG) 5,422 bbls (USCG)

33. Gulf Oil Co., Rockland: Gasoline; Fuel oil; Kerosene; Heating oil 90,000 gals (2,143 bbls)

34. Durkee's Oil Service, Islesboro: Gasoline; Diesel; Kerosene Unknown (USCG)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 4,500 bbls, USCG) 35,000 gals (DEP) (833 bbl

35. Lamont's Fuel Service, Islesboro: Gasoline; Kerosene; Fuel oil; 23,800 gals (DEP) (567 bbl
Heating oil

36. Eaton's Boat Yard, Castine: Gasoline; Diesel; Kerosene 6,500 gals (155 bbls)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 725 bbls, USCG)
i Searsport TOTAL: 11,623 (DEP)/57,141 (USGC)

U0 37. U.S. Air Force POL: Aviation gas; Heating oil; Jet fuel 870,000 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: Estimated 1,500,000 bbls, USCG)

38. C. H. Sprague & Sons Company: #6 oil 242,000 bbls (USCG)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 3,221,000 bbls, USCG) 342,000 bbls (DEP)

39. Shell Oil Company: Gasoline; Diesel; Kerosene; Heating oil 336,000 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 800,000 bbls, USCG)

40. Irving Oil Company: #6 oil 400,000 bbls
(Installed JAN 1973)

41. C. H. Sprague & Sons Company: #6 oil 150,000 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 3,100,000 bbls, USCG)

. 42. Webber Tanks, Inc.: Gasoline; Fuel oil; Kerosene; Diesel 776,000 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 3,800,000 bbls, USCG)

43. St. Regis Paper Company: Bunker C 190,000 bbls (DEP)
72,000 bbls (USCG)

LOCATION TOTAL CAPACITY

Bangor - Brewer (Area #9)

44. Astroline Petroleum Corporation: Gasoline; Kerosene; Heating 33,000 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 850,000 bbls, USCG)

45. Barrett Paving Materials:- Asphalt; Tar 70,000 bbls (USCG)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 140,000, USCG) 5,000 bbls

46. British Petroleum: Gasoline; Fuel oil 48,000 bbls

47. Chevron Oil Company: Gasoline; Heating oil; Kerosene 68,000 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 530,000 bbls, USCG)

48. City Oil Company: Gasoline; Kerosene; Fuel oil 85,000 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 553,753 bbls, USCG)

49. American Oil Company: Gasoline; Fuel oil 48,000 bbls (USCG)

50. Gulf Oil Company: Gasoline; Heating oil; Kerosene 169,000 bbls (USCG)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 1,069,918 bbls, USCG) 80,000 bbls (USCG)

n 51. C. H. Sprague & Sons, Co.,: #6 oil 140,000 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 840,410,016, USCG)

52. Sun Oil Company: Gasoline 25,000 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 350,000 bbls, USCG)

53. Texaco, Inc.: Gasoline; Heating oil; Diesel 82,793 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 600,000 bbls, USCG)

54. Mobil Oil Corporation: Heating oil; Kerosene 98,741 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 345,695 bbls, USCG)

55. Webber Oil Company: Heating oil; Kerosene; Diesel 124,000 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 770,000 bbls, USCG)

56. Webber Tank (Penobscot Terminaling): Jet fuel 67,000 bbls (DEP)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 700,000 bbls, USCG) 776,000 bbls (USCG)
TOTAL: 3,840,534 (DEP)/4,698,534 (USGC)
Stonington to Eastport-Calais (Areas #11-#15)

57. Richard Kent, Swans Island: Gasoline; Kerosene 11,000 gals (262 bbl)

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LOCATION TOTAL CAPACITY

58. Morris Sprague, Swans Island: Gasoline; Heating oil 11,000 gal (DEP) (262 bbl)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 2,750 bbls, USCG) 375 bbls (USCG)

59. Mertic Morrison, Swans Island: Gasoline; Fuel oil; Kerosene; Diesel 31,800 gals (757 bbls)

60. Swan's Island Electric Corporation, Minturn: Diesel 20,000 gals (476 bbls)

61. Lunt and Lunt, Frenchboro: Gasoline; Heating oil Unknown

62. Beal and Barber, Cranberry Island: Gasoline; Heating oil 300 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 2,500 bbls, USCG)

63. D. H. Look and Sons, South Addison: Gasoline 9,000 gals (214 bbls)

64. 0. L. & R. C. Carver, Beals Island: Kerosene; Heating oil; Gasoline; 30,500 gals (726 bbls)
Diesel
65. Uriah Beal, Beals Island: Gasoline; Diesel 8,500 gals (202 bbls)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 587 bbls, USCG)

, 66. Vernal O. Woodward, Beals Island: Gasoline; Diesel 14,500 gals (345 bbls)

67. 0. W. and B. S. Look Co., Jonesport: Kerosene; Fuel oil 1,005,000 gals (23,929 bbls)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 138,000 bbls, USCG)

68. Neil Corbot, Cutler.: Fuel oil; Gasoline 125 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 375 bbls, USCG)

69. U. S. Naval Station, Cutler: Heating oil; Diesel 20,000 bbls (DEP)
72,000 bbls (USCG)
70. Rudolp Johnson, Winter Harbor: Gasoline; Diesel 8,600 gals (205 bbls)

71. A. C. McLoon, Bucks Harbor: Gasoline 7,100 gals (169 bbls)

' 72. L. G. Ham, Inc., Islesboro: Gasoline; Fuel oil 160 bbls
(Oil delivered in 1972: 1,260 bbls, USCG)

73. Sprague and Look, Bucks Harbor: Gasoline 7,000 gals (167 bbls)

74. Linwood Workman, Gouldsboro: Gasoline 2,000 gals (48 bbls)

LOCATION TOTAL CAPACITY

75. Gulf Oil Co., Pembroke: Gasoline; Diesel; Kerosene 46,065 bbls (DEP)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 90,000 bbls, USCG) 15,000 bbls (USCG)

76. Mobil Oil Co., Pembroke: Gasoline; Fuel oil; Kerosene; Diesel 1,114,000 gals (DEP) (26,524)
(Oil delivered in 1972: 75,000 bbls, USCG) 788,726 bbls (USCG)
15,000 bbls (USCG)

77. Georgia Pacific Corporation, Woodland: Bunker C 50,000 bbls

78. Dead River Oil Co., Calais: Gasoline; Kerosene; Heating oil; Diesel 4,000,000 gals (DEP) (95,238)
24,000 bbls (USCG)

79. Irving Bunker "C" Company, St. Stephen, NB: Bunker C 24,000 bbls

80. Gulf Oil Company, St. Stephen, NB: Gasoline; Fuel oil 24,000 bbls

81. Irving Oil Company, St. Stephen, NB: Fuel oil 24,000 bbls

TOTAL: 338,174 (DEP)/1,065,186 (USCG)

GRAND TOTAL: 15,156,116 bbls (DEP)
27,409,179 bbls (USCG)

Difference: 12,253,063 bbls.

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APPENDIX D

APPLICABLE REGULATIONS

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SUBCHAPTER U-A
OIL DISCHARGE PREVENTION AND POLLUTION CONTROL
(1970, c. 572, � 1)

Sec. 541. Findings; purpose
The Legislature finds and declares that the highest and best uses of the sea-
coast of the State are as a source of public and private recreation and solace
from the pressures of an industrialized society, and as a source of public use
and private commerce in fishing, lobstering and gathering other marine life
used and useful in food production and other commercial activities.
The Legislature further finds and declares that the preservation of these uses
is a matter of the highest urgency and priority and that such uses can only be
served effectively by maintaining the coastal waters, estuaries, tidal flats, beach-
es and public lands adjoining the seacoast in as close to a pristine condition as
possible taking into account multiple use accommodations necessary to provide
the broadest possible promotion of public and private interests with the least
possible conflicts in such diverse uses.
The Legislature further finds and declares that the transfer of oil, petroleum
products and their by-products between vessels and vessels and onshore facili-
ties and vessels within the jurisidiction of the State and state waters is a haz-
ardous undertaking; that spills, discharges and escape of oil, petroleum products
and their by-products occurring as a result of procedures involved in the trans-
fer and storage of such products pose threats of great danger and damage to
the marine, estuarine and adjacent terrestrial environment of the State; to
owners and users of shorefront property; to public and private recreation; to
citizens of the State and other interests deriving livelihood from marine-related
activities; and to the beauty of the Maine coast; that such hazards have fre-
quently occurred in the past, are occurring now and present future threats of
potentially catastrophic proportions, all of which are expressly declared to be
inimical to the paramount interests of the State as herein set forth and that
such state interests outweigh any economic burdens imposed by the Legislature
upon those engaged in transferring oil, petroleum products and their by-prod-
ucts and related activities.
The Legislature intends by the enactment of this legislation to exercise the
police power of the State through the Environmental Improvement Commission
by conferring upon said Commission the exclusive power to deal with the haz-
ards and threats of danger and damage posed by such transfers and related ac-
tivities; to require the prompt containment and removal of pollution occasioned
thereby; to provide procedures whereby persons suffering damage from such oc-
currences may be promptly made whole; and to establish a fund to provide for
the inspection and supervision of such activities and guarantee the prompt pay-
ment of reasonable damage claims resulting therefrom.
The Legislature further finds and declares that the preservation of the public
uses referred to herein is of grave public interest and concern to the State in
promoting its general welfare, preventing disease, promoting health and provid-
ing for the public safety, and that the State's interest in such preservation out-
weighs any burdens of absolute liability imposed by the Legislature upon those
engaged in transferring oil, petroleum products and their by-products and relat-
ed activities.

Sec. 542. Definitions
The following words and phrases as used in this subchapter shall, unless a
different meaning is plainly required by the context, have the following mean-
ing:

1. Barrel. "Barrel" shall mean 42 U. S. gallons at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Board. "Board" shall mean the Board of Arbitration.
3. Commission. "Commission" shall mean the Environmental Improvement
Commission.
4. Discharge. "Discharge" means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring,
emitting, emptying or dumping.
5. Fund. "Fund" shall mean the Maine Coastal Protection Fund.
6. Oil. "Oil, petroleum products and their by-products" means oil of any
kind and in any form including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge,
oil refuse, oil mixed with other wastes, crude oils and all other liquid hydrocar-
bons regardless of specific gravity.
7. Oil terminal facility. "Oil terminal facility" means any facility of any
kind and related appurtenances, located in, on or under the surface of any land
or water, including submerged lands, which is used or capable of being used for
the purpose of transferring, processing or refining oil, petroleum products and
their by-products, or for the purpose of storing the same, but does not include
any facility used or capable of being used to store no more than 500 barrels, nor
any facility not engaged in the transfer of oil, petroleum products or their by-
products to or from tidal waters of the State. A vessel shall be considered an
oil terminal facility only in the event of a ship to ship transfer of oil, petroleum
products and their by-products, and only that vessel going to or coming from
the place of transfer and the oil terminal facility.
8. Operate or operator. "Operate or operator" shall mean any person own-
ing or operating an oil terminal facility whether by lease, contract or any other
form of agreement.
9. Person. "Person" shall mean Individual, partnership, joint venture, corpora-
tion or any group of the foregoing organized or united for a business purpose.
10. Transferred. "Transferred" shall include both onloading and offloading be-
tween terminal and vessel and vessel to vessel.
11. Vessel. "Vessel" includes every description of watercraft or other con-
trivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water,
whether self-propelled or otherwise and shall include barges and tugs.

Sec. 543. Pollution and corruption of waters and lands of the State prohibited'
The discharge of oil, petroleum products or their by-products into or upon any
coastal waters, estuaries, tidal flats, beaches and lands adjoining the seacoast of
the State, or into any river, stream, sewer, surface water drain or other waters
that drain into the coastal waters of the State is prohibited.

Sec. 544. Powers and duties of the Commission
The powers and duties conferred by this subchapter shall be exercised by the
Environmental Improvement Commission and shall be deemed to be an essential
governmental function in the exercise of the police power of the State.
1. Jurisdiction. The powers and duties of the Commission under this sub-
chapter shall extend to the areas described in section 543 and to a distance of
12 miles from the coastline of the State.
2. Licenses. Licenses required under this subchapter shall be secured from the
Commission subect to such terms and conditions as are set forth in this sub-
chapter.

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Sec. 545. Operation without license prohibited
No person shall operate or cause to be operated an oil terminal facility as de-
fined in this subchapter without a license.
1. Expiration of licenses. Licenses shall be issued on an annual basis and
shall expire on December 31st annually, subject to such terms and conditions as
the Commission may determine are necessary to carry out the purposes of this
subchapter.
2. Renewal of licenses. As a condition precedent to the issuance or renewal
of a license the Commission shall require satisfactory evidence that the appli-
cant has or is in the process of implementing state and federal plans and regula-
tions for control of pollution related to oil, petroleum products and their by-
products and the abatement thereof when a discharge occurs.
3. Exemptions. The Legislature finds and declares that the likelihood of sig-
nificant damage to marine, estuarine and terrestrial environment, due to spills
of oil petroleum products and their by-products by the following classes of per-
sons, is remote due to the limited nature of their operations and the small
quantities stored, and accordingly exempts the same from the licensing require-
ments imposed by this section:
A. Marinas. Persons engaged in the business of servicing the fuel require-
ments of pleasure craft, fishing boats and other commercial vessels, where
the purchaser and the consumer are the same entity and the serviced vessel
is 75 feet or less in overall length.
4. Certain vessels included. Licenses issued to any terminal facility shall in--
clude vessels used to transport oil, petroleum products and their by-products
between the facility and vessels within state waters.

Sec. 546. Regulatory powers of Commission
The Commission shall from time to time adopt, amend, repeal and enforce
reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the intent of this sub-
chapter.
1. Procedure for adopting rules and regulations. The Commission shall post
notice of proposed rules and regulations by publishing an attested copy of such
notice in the state paper, and such other daily papers published in the State as it
believes will bring the proposals to the attention of all interested parties, at
least 7 days prior to holding a public hearing.
A. Such notice shall in addition contain the time, date and place of the public
hearing.
B. The Commission may establish reasonable rules and regulations governing
the conduct of public hearings under this subchapter including adjournments
and continuations thereof.
C. Rules and regulations adopted by the Commission shall become effective
15 days after final adjournment of the public hearing.
D. Rules and regulations of the Commission shall be seasonably printed and
made available to interested parties.
2. Emergency rules and regulations without hearing. Upon finding by the
Commission that an emergency exists requiring immediate rules, regulations or
orders to effectively deal with such emergency, the Commission may without
hearing adopt such rules and regulations and issue such orders which shall have
the force and effect of law, but any rules, regulations or orders issued under
authority of this subsection shall be null and void 30 days thereafter unless soon-
er adopted in accordance with subsection 1.

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3. Enforcement of rules and regulations. Rules, regulations and orders issued
by the Commission under this subchapter shall have the force and effect of
law.
4. Extent of regulatory powers. The Commission shall have the power to
adopt rules and regulations including but not limited to the following matters:
A. Operating and inspection requirements for facilities, vessels, personnel
and other matters relating to licensee operations under this subchapter.
B. Procedures and methods of reporting discharges and other occurrences
prohibited by this subchapter.
C. Procedures, methods, means and equipment to be used by persons subject
to regulations by this subchapter.
D. Procedures, methods, means and equipment to be used in the removal of
oil and petroleum pollutants.
E. Development and implementation of criteria and plans to meet oil and
petroleum pollution occurrences of various degrees and kinds.
F. The establishment from time to time of control districts comprising sec-
tions of the Maine coast and the establishment of rules and regulations to meet
the particular requirements of each such district.
G. Requirements for the safety and operation of vessels, barges, tugs, motor
vehicles, motorized equipment and other equipment relating to the use and
operation of terminals, facilities and refineries and the approach and departure
from terminals, facilities and refineries.
H. Such other rules and regulations as the exigencies of any condition may
require or such as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of
this subchapter.

Sec. 547. Emergency proclamation; Governor's powers
Whenever any disaster or catastrophe exists or appears imminent arising from
the discharge of oil, petroleum products or their by-products, the Governor shall
by proclamation declare the fact and that an emergency exists in any or all
sections of the State. If the Governor is temporarily absent from the State or
is otherwise unavailable, the next person in the State who would act as Governor
if the office of Governor were vacant shall, by proclamation, declare the fact
and that an emergency exists in any or all sections of the State. A copy of such
proclamation shall be filed with the Secretary of State. The Governor shall have
general direction and control of the Environmental Improvement Commission and
shall be responsible for carrying out the purposes of this subchapter.
In performing his duties under this subchapter, the Governor is authorized and
directed to cooperate with all departments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment, with the offices and agencies of other states and foreign countries, and
the political subdivisions thereof, and with private agencies in all matters per-
taining to a disaster or catastrophe.
In performing his duties under this subchapter, the Governor is further au-
thorized and empowered:
1. Orders, rules and regulations. To make, amend and rescind the necessary
orders, rules and regulations to carry out this subchapter within the limits of the
authority conferred upon him and not inconsistent with the rules, regulations and
directives of the President of the United States or of any federal department or
agency having specifically authorized emergency functions.
2. Delegation of authority. To delegate any authority vested in him under
this subchapter, and to provide for the subdelegation of any such authority.
Whenever the Governor is satisfied that an emergency no longer exists, he
shall terminate the proclamation by another proclamation affecting the sections
of the State covered by the original proclamation, or any part thereof. Said

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proclamation shall be published in such newspapers of the State and posted in
such places as the Governor, or the person acting in that capacity, deems approp-
riate.
3. Civil defense. The provisions of Title 25, chapter 61, as they shall apply to
eminent domain and compensation, mutual aid, immunity, aid in emergency,
right of way, enforcement and compensation shall apply to disasters or catast-
rophies proclaimed by the Governor under this subchapter.

Sec. 548. Removal of prohibited discharges
Any person discharging oil, petroleum products or their by-products in the
manner prohibited by section 543 shall immediately undertake to remove such
discharge to the Commission's satisfaction. Notwithstanding the above require-
ment the Commission may undertake the removal of such discharge and may re-
tain agents and contracts for such purposes who shall operate under the direction
of the Commission.
Any unexplained discharge of oil, petroleum products or their by-products
within state jurisdiction or discharge of oil, petroleum products or their by-pro-
ducts occurring in waters beyond state jurisdiction that for any reason pene-
trates within state jurisdiction shall be removed by or under the direction of
the Commission. Any expenses involved in the removal of discharges, whether by
the person causing the same, the person reporting the same or the Commission
by itself or through its agents or contractors shall be paid in the first instance
from the Maine Coastal Protection Fund hereinafter provided for and any re-'
imbursements due said fund shall be collected in accordance with the provisions
of section 551.

Sec. 549. Personnel and equipment
The Commission shall establish and maintain at such ports within the State,
and other places as it shall determine, such employees and equipment as in its
judgment may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
The commission, subject to the Personnel Law, may employ such personnel as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, and shall pre-
scribe the duties of such employees.
The salaries of such employees and the cost of such equipment shall be paid
from the Maine Coastal Protection Fund established by this subchapter. The Com-
mission and the Maine Mining Bureau shall periodically consult with each other
relative to procedures for the prevention of oil discharges into the coastal waters
of the State from offshore drilling production facilities. Inspection and enforce-
ment employees of the Commission in their line of duty under this subchapter
shall have the powers of a constable.
1971, c. 544, � 134.

See. 550. Enforcement, penalties
Whenever it appears after investigation that there is a violation of any rule,
regulation, order or license issued by the Commission, the Commission shall pro-
ceed in accordance with the provisions of section 451, subsection 2.
Whoever violates any provisions of this subchapter or any rule, regulation or
order of the Commission made hereunder shall be punished by a fine of not less
than $100 nor more than $5000. Each day that any violation shall continue shall
constitute a separate offense. The provisions of this section shall not apply to
any discharge promptly reported and removed by a licensee in accordance with
the rules, regulations and orders of the Commission.

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Sec. 451. Subparagraph 2
2. Hearing and order for violation. Whenever it appears to the commission
or its authorized employee after investigation that there is a violation of this
subchapter, the commission or its authorized employee may schedule a hearing
thereon and shall notify the alleged violator in writing of the date, time and
place of said hearing and shall set forth in said writing the alleged violation.
At such hearing the alleged violator may appear in person or by attorney and
answer the allegations of violations, and file a statement of facts, including the
methods, practices and procedures, if any, adopted or used by the alleged
violator to comply with this subchapter and present such evidence as may
be pertinent and relevant to the alleged violation.
The member or authorized employee of the commission presiding at such hear-
ings is authorized to administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses testifying
at such hearings. A complete verbatim transcript shall be made of all hearings
held under this section.
1971, C. 359, � 1.
After hearing, or in the event of a failure of the alleged violator to appear
on the date set for a hearing, the commission shall, as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable, make findings of fact based on the record and, if it finds that a viola-
tion exists, it shall issue an order aimed at ending the violation.
1971, C. 359, � 2.
AU orders of the Commission shall be enforced by the Attorney General. If
any order of the Commission is not complied with within the time period .speci-
fled, the Commission shall immediately notify the Attorney General of this
fact. Within 21 days thereafter, the Attorney General shall forthwith com-
mence an action in the Superior Court of any county where the violation of
the Commission's order has occurred.
1971, C. 359, � 3.
If the Commission finds that the discharge of any materials into any waters
of this State constitutes a substantial and immediate danger to the health,
safety or general welfare of any person, persons pr property, they shall forth-
with request the Attorney General to initiate immediate injunction proceed-
ings to prevent such discharge. Said injunction proceedings may be instituted
without recourse to the issuance of an order, as provided for in this section.
The presiding member of the Commission is empowered to administer oaths
and affirmations to witnesses testifying at such hearings.
1967, c. 475, � 11; 1968, c. 528, �� 1-2; 1969, c. 431, �� 6-9.

See. 551. Maine Coastal Protection Fund
The Maine Coastal Protection Fund is established to be used by the Commis-
sion as a nonlapsing, revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this sub-
chapter. The fund shall be limited to the sum of $4,000,000. To this sum shall
be credited all license fees, penalties and other fees and charges related to this
subchapter, and to this fund shall be charged any and all expenses of the Com-
mission related to this subchapter, including administrative expenses, costs of
removal of discharges of pollutants, and third party damages covered by this
subchapter.
Moneys in the fund, not needed currently to meet the obligations of the Com-
mission in the exercise of its responsibilities under this subchapter shall be de-
posited with the Treasurer of State to the credit of the fund, and may be in-
vested in such manner as is provided for by statute. interest received on such
investment shall be credited to the Maine Coastal Protection Fund.

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1. Research and development. The Legislature may allocate not more than
$100,000 per annum of the amount then currently in the fund to be devoted to
research and development in the causes, effects and removal of pollution caused
by oil, petroleum products and their by-products on the marine environment.
Such allocations shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 555.
2. Third party damages. Any person claiming to have suffered damages to
9 ~~~~~~~real estate or personal property or less of income directly or indirectly as a re-
sult of a discharge of oil, petroleum products or their by-products prohibited
by section 543 may apply within 6 months after the occurrence of such dis-
charge to the Commission stating the amount of damage he claims to have
suffered as a result of such discharge. The Commission shall prescribe approp-
riate forms and details for such applications. The Commission may, upon peti-
tion, and for good cause shown, waive the S months limitation for filing damage
claims.

0 ~~~~~~~A. If the claimant, the Commission and the person causing the discharge can
agree to the damage claim, the Commission shall certify the amount of the
claim and the name of the claimant to the Treasurer of State and the Treas-
urer of State shall pay the same from the Maine Coastal Petroleum Fund.
B. If the claimant, the Commission and the person causing the discharge
cannot agree as to the amount of the damage claim, the claim shall forthwith
be transmitted for action to the Board of Arbitration as provided in this sub-
* ~~~~~~~chapter.
C. Third party damage claims shall be stated in their entirety in one applica-
tion. Damages omnitted from any claim at the time the award is made shall
be deemed waived.
D. Damage claims arising under the provisions of this subchapter shall be
recoverable only in the manner provided under this subchapter, it being the
intent of the Legislature that the remedies provided in this subchapter are
exclusive.
3. Board of Arbitration. The Board of Arbitration shall consist of 3 persons,
one to be chosen by the person determined in the first instance by the Commis-
sion to have caused the discharge, one to be chosen by the Commission to re-
present the public interest and one person chosen by the first 2 appointed mem-
bers to serve as a neutral arbitrator. The neutral arbitrator shall serve as chair-
man. If the 2 arbitrators fail to agree upon, select and name the neutral arbi-
* ~~~~~~trator within 10 days after their appointment then the Commission shall request
the American Arbitration Association to utilize its procedures for the selection of
the neutral arbitrator.

A. No member of the Commission shall serve as an arbitrator.
EL Arbitrators shall be named by their principals within 1.0 days after the
Commission receives notice of claims arising from a discharge prohibited by
section 543. If either party shall fall to select its arbitrator within the said
* ~~~~~~~10 days the other party shall request the American Arbitration Association to
utilize its procedures for the selection of such arbitrator and the 2 arbitrators
shall proceed to select the neutral arbitrator as provided in this section.
C. One Board of Arbitrators shall be established for and hear and determine
all claims ari!sing from or related to a common single discharge.
D. Hearings before Boards of Arbitrators shall be informal, and the rules of
evidence prevailing in Judicial proceedings shall not be binding. The board shall
9 ~~~~~~~have the power to administer oaths and to require by subpoena the attendance
and testimony of witnesses, the production of books, records and other evi-
dence relative or pertinent to the issues represented to them for determination.

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E. Determinations made by a majority of the board shall be final, and such
determinations may be subject to review by a Justice of the Superior Court
but only as to matters relating to abuse of discretion by the board.
F. Representation on the Board of Arbitration shall not be deemed an ad-
mission of liability for the discharge.

4. Funding.
A. Annual license fees shall be determined on the basis of 1/2 cent per barrel
of oil, petroleum products or their by-products transferred by the applicant
during the licensing period and shall be paid monthly on the basis of records
certified to the Commission. License fees shall be paid to the Commission and
upon receipt by it credited to the Maine Coastal Protection Fund.
B. Whenever the balance in the fund has reached the limit provided under
this subchapter license fees shall be proportionately reduced to cover only
administrative expenses and sums allocated to research and development.
5. Disbursements from fund. Moneys in the Maine Coastal Protection Fund
shall be disbursed for the following purposes and no others:
A. Administrative expenses, personnel expenses and equipment costs of the
Commission related to the enforcement of this subchapter.
B. All costs involved in the abatement of pollution related to the discharge
of oil, petroleum products and their by-products covered by this subchapter.
C. Sums allocated to research and development in accordance with this sec-
tion.
D. Payment of 3rd party claims awarded in accordance with this section.
E. Payment of costs of arbitration and arbitrators.

F. Payment of costs of insurance by the State to extend or implement the
benefits of the fund.

6. Reimbursements to Maine Coastal Protection Fund. The Commission shall
recover to the use of the fund all sums expended therefrom, including overdrafts,
for the following purposes; provided that recoveries resulting from damage due
to an oil pollution disaster declared by the Governor pursuant to section 547
shall be apportioned between the Maine Coastal Protection Fund and the General
Fund so as to repay the full costs to the General Fund of any bonds issued as
a result of such disaster.

A. Costs incurred by the fund in the abatement of a prohibited discharge
including 3rd party claims when the person permitting the same shall have
failed to promptly report the discharge as required by rules and regulations
of the Commission, and such costs where the person permitting the prohibited
discharge is not a licensee.

B. In the case of a licensee promptly reporting a discharge as required by this
article, costs involved in the abatement of any single prohibited discharge in-
cluding 3rd party claims in excess of $15,000, over and above payments re-
ceived under any federal program.

C. Requests for reimbursement to the fund for the above costs if not paid
within 30 days of demand shall be turned over to the Attorney General for col-
lection.

7. Waiver of reimbursement. Upon petition of the person determined to be
liable for reimbursement to the fund for abatement costs under subsection 6,

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the Commission may, after hearing, waive the right to reimbursement to the
fund if the Commission finds that the occurrence was the result of any of the
following:
A. An act of war.
B. An act of government, either State, Federal or municipal.
C. An act of God, which shall mean an unforeseeable act exclusively occa-
sioned by the violence of nature without the interference of any human agency.
Upon such finding by the Commission immediate credit therefor shall be entered
for the party involved. The findings of the Commission shall be conclusive as
it is the legislative intent that waiver provided in this subsection is a privilege
conferred not a right granted.

Sec. 552. Liabilities of licensees
1. Licensee shall be liable. A licenseeshall be liable for all acts and omissions
of its servants and agents, and carriers destined for the licensee's facilities from
the time such carrier shall enter state waters until such time as the carrier shall
leave state waters.
2. State need not plead or prove negligence. Because it is the intent of this
subchapter to provide the means for rapid and effective clean-up and to mini-
mize direct damages as well as indirect damages and the proliferation of 3rd.
party claims, any licensee, agent or servant including carriers destined for or
leaving a licensee's facility while within state waters permits or suffers a pro-
hibited discharge or other polluting condition to take place shall be liable to
the State of Maine for all costs of clean-up or other damage incurred by the
State. In any suit to enforce claims of the State under this section, it shall not
be necessary for the State to plead or prove negligence in any form or manner on
the part of the licensee, the State need only plead and prove the fact of the pro-
hibited discharge or other polluting condition and that it occurred at facilities
under the control of the licensee or was attributable to carriers or others for
whom the licensee is responsible as provided in this subchapter.

Sec. 553. Interstate Compact, authority
In accordance with subchapter II the Governor of this State is authorized and
directed to execute Supplementary agreements with any one or more of the
states comprising the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Com-
mission and the United States for the purpose of implementing and carrying out
the provisions, limitations, qualifications and intent of this subchapter.

Sec. 554. Reports to the Legislature
The Commission shall include in its recommendations to each Legislature as
required by section 361 specific recommendations relating to the operation of
this subchapter, specifically including a license fee formula to reflect individual
licensee experience, and fee schedule based upon volatility and toxicity of petro-
leum products and their by-products.

Sec. 555. Budget approval
The Commission shall submit to each Legislature its budget recommendations
for disbursements from the fund in accordance with the provisions of section
551. Upon approval thereof the State Controller shall authorize expenditures
therefrom as approved by the Commission.

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Sec. 556. Municipal ordinances; powers limited
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to deny any municipality, by
ordinance or by law, from exercising police powers under any general or special
act; provided, however, that ordinances and bylaws in furtherance of the intent
of this subchapter and promoting the general welfare, public health and public
safety shall be valid unless in direct conflict with the provisions of this sub-
chapter or any rule, regulation or order of the Commission adopted under
authority of this subchapter.

Sec. 557. Construction
This subchapter, being necessary for the general welfare, the public health and
the public safety of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to
effect the purposes set forth under this subchapter. No rule, regulation or order
of the Commission shall be stayed pending appeal under the provisions of this
subchapter.

Inland Waters

� 416. Discharge of oil prohibited
No person, firm, corporation or other legal entity shall discharge, spill or
permit to be discharged oil, petroleum products or their by-products,. as de-
fined in section 542, subsection 6, into any inland waters of this State. For the
purposes of this section, "inland waters of this State" shall mean all waters of
this State except those described in section 543.
Whoever discharges oil, petroleum products or their by-products in violation
of this section shall immediately report the fact of such discharge to the com-
mission and undertake to remove such discharge to the commission's satisfac-
tion. Notwithstanding the requirements of the preceding sentence, the com-
mission may undertake to remove such discharge, and may retain agents and
contractors for such purpose.
Whoever discharges, spills or permits to be discharged oil, petroleum pro-
ducts or their by-products in violation of this section, and fails to report such
discharge, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than
$1000.
1971, C. 458, � 1.

Section 361: (In part) Conduct of Hearings
Whenever the commission is required or empowered to conduct a hearing
pursuant to any provision of law, such hearings may be held and conducted
by the commission, or by any member of the commission or by any qualifed
employee or representative of the commission, as the commission may deter-
mine. If the hearing is conducted by a single commissioner or qualified em-
ployee or representative, such commissioner, employee or representative shall
report his findings of fact and conclusions to the commission together with a
transcript of the hearing and all exhibits. Such findings of fact and conclu-
sions shall become a part of the record. The commission shall not be bound
by such findings or conclusions when acting upon such record, but shall take
such action, issue such orders and make such decisions as if it had held and
conducted the hearing itself.
1971, C. 414.

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APPENDIX E

GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED

Glossary of Terms (from U. S. Coast Guard)

ASPHALTS: Black, solid or semisolid bitumens which occur
in nature or are obtained as residues during petroleum
refining.

BILGE OIL: Waste oil which accumulates, usually in small
quantities, in the lower spaces in a ship, just inside
the shell plating. Usually mixed with larger quantities
of water.

BUNKER "C" OIL: A general term used to indicate a heavy
viscous fuel oil.

BUNKER FUEL: A general term for heavy oils used as fuel
on ships and in industry. It often refers to No. 5 and
6 fuel oils.

Conversion Tables:

Knowi ng Eltil ,yfactor below to obtain

Gallon Barrel Gallon Cubic Litrtv
U.S. U.S. I erial Feet
Gallon (U.S.) 1 .00 ,08 -.
Barrel 42.0* 1.0000 34.9726 5.6146 158.984
Gallon (Imp.) 1.2009 0.02859 1.000 0.1605 4.546

Cubic Feet 7.4805 0.1781 6.2288 1.000 28.316
Litres 0.2641 0.00629 0 .2199 0.03532 1.00

Pound Ton Ton Ton
___ _ (Short) (Long) (Metric)

Pounds 1 00 0. 00050 0.000446 0.0004 5359
Ton (Short) 2000.0* 1.0000 0.89286 0.90718
Ton (Long) 2240.0* 1.120 1.0000 - 1.0160
Ton (Netric) 2204.6 1.1023 0.98421 1.000

One Hectolitre equals 100 Litre.
One Ton (Metric) equal 1000 Kilograms.
Conversions marked (*) are exact.by definition.

Approxi mate Conversions

Material Barrels per Ton (long)

Crude Oils 6.7 - 8.1
Aviation Gasolines 8.3 - 9.2
Motor Gasolinles 8.2 - 9.1
Kerosenes 7.7 - 8.3
Gas Oils 7.2 - 7.9
Diesel Oils 7.0- 7.9
Lubricating Oils 6.8 - 7.6
Fuel Oils 6.6 - 7.0
Asphaltic Ditum.:ns 5.9-. 6.5

(As a general rul7e-o-ft.lthlr us.e 6.5 barrels or 250 gallons per
ton of oil).
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CRUDE OIL: Petroleum as it is extracted from the earth.
There may be several thousands of different substances in
crude oilsome of which evaporate quickly while others
persist indefinitely. The physical characteristics of
crude oils may vary widely. Crude oils are often identi-
fied in trade jargon by their regions of origin. This
identification may not relate to the apparent physical
characteristics of the oil. Commercial gasoline, kerosene,
heating oils, diesel oils, lubricating oils, waxes and
asphalts are all obtained by refining crude oil.

FUEL OIL GRADE: Numerical ratings ranging from 1 to 6. The
lower the grade number, the thinner the oil is and the more
easily it evaporates. A high number indicates a relatively
thick, heavy oil. No. 1 and 2 fuel oils are usually used in
domestic heaters, and the others are used by industry and
ships. No. 5 and 6 oils are solids which must be liquified
by heating. Kerosene, coal oil, and range oil are all No. 1
oil. No. 3 fuel oil is no longer used as a standard term.

OIL FILMS: A slick thinner than .0001 inch may be classi-
fied as follows:

GALL0.S O' O 0IL
STANDARD 'E4.M PER SQUARE MILE APPEARA[NCE

"barely visible" 25 barely visible under
most favorable light
conditi ens

"silvery" 50 visible as a silvery
sheen onl surface water

"slightly colored" 100 first trace of color
may be observed

"brightly colored" 200 bright bE.nds of color
are visible

"dul " 465 co0lor begins to turn
dul I browr.

"dark" 1332 nmuch darker brown

NOTE: Each one-inch thickness ir'1 oil equals 5.61 gallons per square
yard or 17,3Y8, 09 gallons per square mi e.

RESIDUAL OIL: A general term used to indicate a heavy
viscous fuel oil.

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APPENDIX F

REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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REFERENCES

Dow, Robert L. (1971). Statement of Robert L. Dow, Maine
Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, given at the Environmental
Improvement Commission Public Hearing, Searsport, Maine, March 1971.

Dow, Robert L. Director of Research. Department of Sea and
Shore Fisheries. (personal communication).

Maine Department of Environmental Protection, (1971). "State
Oil Contingency Plan". 63 pp.

Maine Environmental Improvement Commission. "Maine Waters".
Augusta, Maine, 1970. 12 pp.

Maine Environmental Improvement Commission. "Maine Waters".
Augusta, Maine, 1971. 6 pp.

Sova, Paul. Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
(personal communication)

U. S. Army, Corps of Engineers. (1950-1970). "Waterborne
Commerce of the United States". Issued in yearly volumes.

U. S. Coast Guard, (1971). "Pollution Incident Report
Portland Harbor Area". pamphelet.

U. S. Coast Guard, (1972). "Pollution Incident Report
Portland Harbor Area". pamphelet.
Wong, Edward F.M. (1969 A multiplier for computing the values
of shellfish. FWPCA BIBLIOGRAPHY

Graham, Frank, Jr. (1970). "Oil and the Maine Coast, Is
it worth it?" A study sponsored by the Natural Resources Council
of Maine, 20 Willow Street, Augusta, Maine. 39 pp.

Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, (1969). "Oil
on the Maine Coast". A request by the Natural Resources Council
of Maine. 3 pp.

McMahan, Elizabeth, (1969). "Oil Shores". Coastal Ecological
Systems of the United States. Institute of Marine Sciences, Uni-
versity of North Carolina, 1969. Volume 2, pp. 1213-1233.

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APPENDIX G

LIST OF INTERVIEWS AND VISITS

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List of Visits and Interviews

Academic Person(s) *L/T/V

Bates College Dr. Harold E. Hackett T
Lewiston, Maine Dept. of Biology

Bowdoin College Dr. Dana Mayo T
Brunswick, Maine Dept. of Chemistry

Federal

U. S. Coast Guard Capt. Donald McCann T
Portland, Maine Group Commander, Portland

Lt. Michael Rashio V

U. S. Coast Guard Capt. Ronald Frappier V
Southwest Harbor, Maine Group Commander, Southwest Hbr.

U. S. Coast Guard Lt. Ernest Blanchard V
Southwest Harbor, Maine

U. S. Coast Guard Commander, District 1 L
Boston, Massachusetts

State

Maine Department of Sea Mr. Robert L. Dow, V
and Shore Fisheries Director of Research
Augusta, Maine

Maine Department of En- Mr. Paul Sova V
vironmental Protection Oil Conveyance
Augusta, Maine

Maine Bureau of Waterways Mr. Edward Langlois V
Portland, Maine Director

Maine Petroleum Association Mr. Milton Huntington T

* Means of Communication: (L) = Letter
(T) = Telephone
(V) = Visit

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