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TABLE 15-5 Oil Spills Reported to the U.S. Coast Guard
by Source: 1991–2001
Gallons
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| Transportation-related |
1,624,043 |
1,440,177 |
1,893,188 |
2,040,858 |
2,543,706 |
3,035,138 |
767,439 |
832,689 |
991,313 |
1,373,538 |
786,157 |
| Maritime
vessels and facilities |
1,565,492 |
1,159,266 |
1,462,701 |
1,966,782 |
2,484,891 |
2,050,317 |
537,668 |
772,261 |
940,212 |
1,342,630 |
757,309 |
| All other |
58,551 |
280,911 |
430,487 |
74,076 |
58,815 |
984,821 |
229,771 |
60,428 |
51,101 |
30,908 |
28,848 |
| Pipeline |
49,382 |
200,396 |
362,399 |
62,340 |
11,894 |
978,392 |
224,122 |
47,863 |
36,140 |
17,021 |
13,577 |
| Air |
760 |
63,717 |
63,384 |
3,360 |
1,716 |
2,221 |
683 |
943 |
355 |
2,224 |
861 |
| Highway |
7,203 |
13,577 |
748 |
3,219 |
758 |
690 |
1,432 |
10,111 |
13,037 |
7,148 |
13,905 |
| Rail |
1,206 |
123 |
3,419 |
2,117 |
43,955 |
610 |
34 |
305 |
563 |
7 |
500 |
| Other transportation |
0 |
3,098 |
537 |
3,040 |
492 |
2,908 |
3,500 |
1,206 |
1,006 |
4,508 |
5 |
| Nontransportation |
77,872 |
152,249 |
102,348 |
48,161 |
27,602 |
43,540 |
102,671 |
20,987 |
90,779 |
25,890 |
31,073 |
| Unknown and other |
174,038 |
283,241 |
71,852 |
400,254 |
66,921 |
39,153 |
72,464 |
31,627 |
90,357 |
31,942 |
37,290 |
| Total |
1,875,953 |
1,875,667 |
2,067,388 |
2,489,273 |
2,638,229 |
3,117,831 |
942,574 |
885,303 |
1,172,449 |
1,431,370 |
854,520 |
| Transportation
as % of total |
86.6 |
76.8 |
91.6 |
82.0 |
96.4 |
97.3 |
81.4 |
94.1 |
84.6 |
96.0 |
92.0 |
NOTE: Transportation-related includes oil spilled from transportation vessels, vehicles,
and equipment, as well as from transportation-related facilities (e.g., at
ports and fuel stations). Other includes nonvessel
common carriers. Data may not add to total because of independent rounding
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, calculations using U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Coast Guard, Pollution Incidents In and
Around U.S. Waters, available at
http://www.uscg.mil/, as of October 2003.
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