Table A-8. Beach Cleanup Procedure for USNS Towle Oil Spill 



Item 

 Date 



Location 

 Product Spilled 

 Quantity 

 Circumstances 



Extent of Contami- 

 nation 



Cleanup Procedure 



Remarks 



14 July 1971 



New York Harbor 



Bunker -C 



900 barrels 



Accidental discharge while fueling due to 

 incorrect connection of valves. 



About 3.5 miles of shoreline contaminated at 

 Coney Island 



Berms were built up in the sand beach on the 

 outgoing tide. When the tide returned oil 

 flowed over the top of the berm into the ditch. 

 Water drained away through the sand leaving 

 the oil trapped in the ditch. Front -end loaders 

 were used to scoop the oil out of the ditches. 

 Contaminated material was tracked to a landfill 

 site. 



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