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Apex Houston Oil Spill

The tank barge Apex Houston lost a hatch cover while being towed from the Shell Oil refinery in Martinez to Long Beach, spilling an estimated 25,800 gallons of crude oil.

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  • Date/Time Frame
  • 1/28/1986–2/4/1986
  • Statute
  • OPA
  • State
  • California
  • Substances
  • oil
  • Injury
  • Birds, Other Wildlife
Consent Decrees:

1994.08.29 Related Document

  • State Trustees:
  • California Department of Fish and Game, California Regional Water Quality Control Board for the San Francisco Bay Region, the Deputy Secretary for the California Resources Agency
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Apex Oil Co., Apex R. E. & T., Inc. dba Apex Towing Co., Novelly Oil Co., Goldst; Oil Cu., G. N. P. Barge IY. Tank Co., Gary f'arker, Samuel R. Goldstein, Paul A. Novelly, GNP Barge & Tanker Co., and West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance i Association (Luxembourg)