Event CategoryIncident
Event GroupTechnology
Event SubgroupHazardous Chemicals
Event TypeMarine Release
PlacePort-aux-Basques NL
Event Start DateMarch 13, 1992
Event End DateMarch 13, 1992
Comments23 miles west of Port-aux-Basques NL, March 13, 1992. The Panamanian bulk carrier M/V SKRIM sustained ice damage and leaked approximately 145 m³ of heavy oil into the ice near the vessel and onto the southwest shore of Newfoundland; some locations reported a thickness of 0.5 cm of oil on the rocks; clean-up operations were conducted.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA Payments$0
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0