Abstract
ABSTRACT At 5:30 a.m. on September 21, 1987, the dry bulk carrier Pac Baroness collided with the freighter Atlantic Wing approximately 14 miles west of Point Conception. The Pac Baroness foundered throughout the day and was under tow, out to sea, when it sank at 4:18 p.m. At 5 p.m., a large discharge of oil began rising to the surface from the sunken vessel, and by 6 p.m. a slick had formed in the vicinity of the wreck site that was 1.5 miles long and 0.5 miles wide. A large quantity of oil continued to bubble to the surface from the sunken ship for several days. The incident occurred in the Clean Seas’ area of responsibility. Although the incident involved a nonmember company, Clean Seas was activated minutes after the collision. All three of Clean Seas’ oil spill response vessels were on-scene from Tuesday, September 22, to Friday, September 25, when the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) released Mr. Clean and Mr. Clean II from service. Mr. Clean III remained on-scene until September 29.
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