CA-02
ID: CA-02
Region: Pacific
Case/Incident Name: T/B Nestucca
Time: 1988-12-22
Location
Spill Location: US , BC , Outer coast, Vancouver Island
Spill latitude N: 46.7399
Spill longitude E: -124.2334
Incident Character
Incident Description: Collision
Incident Type: Marine Accident (M)
Oil Type: No.6 fuel,bunker C Oil
Volume Spilled (m3): 874.0
Oiled Shoreline (km):
Volume on shoreline (m3):
Owner: Sause Brothers Ocean Towing Co.
Country of the owner: US
Shorelines
Shoreline Substrates:
Shore Treatment Methods:
Natural Attenuation Monitored:
Treatment Information:
Waste Data:
Citation
Information Sources
Duval, W., Hopkinson, S, Olmsted, R. and Kashino, R., 1989. The Nestucca oil spill: Preliminary evaluation of impacts on the west coast of Vancouver Island. British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks, Victoria BC., 125 pp. https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/bib60193.pdf
Owens, E.H. 1990. Suggested improvements to oil spill response planning following the “Nestucca” and “Exxon Valdez” Incidents. Proc. of the Thirteenth AMOP Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, 439-450.
Owens, E.H. 1991. Shoreline Evaluation Methods Developed During the “Nestucca” Response in British Columbia. Proc. International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, Pub. No 4529, Washington DC, 177-179. https://doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1991-1-177. Yaroch, G.N. 1991. The Nestucca Major Oil Spill: A Christmas Story. Proc. International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, Rept. No 4529, Washington DC, 263-266.