Peck Slip Oil Spill Photographs

1979-1980. Photographs by E.R. Gundlach except where noted. Contact Info: ErichEti@cs.com

Spill conditions: In late December 1979, the tank barge Peck Slip ruptured while passing offshore the eastern shore of Puerto Rico. No. 6 oil was lost, impacting sand beaches and mangroves.

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Oiled spilled by barge Peck Slip after returning to port facility, eastern Puerto Rico. December 1978. (Photo by M.O. Hayes.) Download.

 
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Oil in mangroves (sheen visible). False color - IR. December 1978. Download.
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Illustration of oil on prop roots and carried up trees by crabs and snails. 3 January 1979. Download.
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+3 months. Denuded (killed) mangroves in oiled area shown above. March 1979. Download.
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+3 months. Aerial view in false color - IR of denuded (killed) mangroves in oiled area. March 1979. Download.
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+3 months. Interior view of denuded (killed) mangroves illustrating lack of canopy vegetation. 31 March 1979. Download.
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+3 months. Weathered oil on mangrove prop roots. 1 April 1979. Download.



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