NEW YORK- Crews suspended their efforts at 5 p.m. to clean up what remains of an estimated 500-gallon mystery crude oil spill that was found washed ashore on a two and-a-half mile section of Long Beach and Atlantic Beach on the southern coast of Long Island, N.Y., Thursday morning.
Approximately 20 cubic yards worth of the [...]
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Cleanup continues on Long Island mystery spill
Spill Cleanup Completed Near Ketchikan, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard in cooperation with the Southeast Alaska Petroleum Resource Organization (SEAPRO) has completed clean-up of the petroleum/soil mix product spilled Wednesday near Ketchikan by an Alaska Marine Line (AML) barge.
The tug and barge were transiting from Juneau to Ketchikan.
A Coast Guard investigation is currently underway.
Cleanup of Jones Beach Oil Continues
MULTIPLE AGENCIES CONTINUE BEACH CLEANUP AFTER OIL SPILL
NEW YORK—Cleanup crews estimate a total of 500 gallons washed up on a two and-a-half mile section of Long Beach near Jones Beach, N.Y., as multiple agencies began cleanup operations at 7 a.m. today.
More than 70 people from multiple agencies including the Coast Guard, New York Department of [...]
Coast Guard spreads Thanksgiving cheer to rescued Argentinian family
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard opened their doors to an Argentinian family of five Thursday after the family was rescued outside of Absecon Inlet, N.J.
The family was on their 42-foot sailboat making a trip from New York to Princeton, N.J., when their sailboat lost power and the weather worsened. Unable to safely [...]
Coast Guard Establishes Temporary Regulations for Parade of Lights
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation for the Savannah River that will be in effect during the Parade of Lights event scheduled for Saturday.
The Parade of Lights event is an organized procession of recreational and commercial vessels on the Savannah River to celebrate the holiday season.
The regulated area [...]
Rear Admiral Bone’s Statement on Coast Guard and Fire Department Communications
ALAMEDA, Calif., The following is a statement from Coast Guard Rear Admiral Craig E. Bone, Commander of the Eleventh Coast Guard District, regarding media reports about communications between the Coast Guard and the City of San Francisco Fire Department:
” There is no dispute between the Coast Guard and Mayor Newsom or City of [...]
Cosco Busan clean up update for Nov. 22, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO – The most recent information about the clean up is as follows:
Total personnel employed: 1,104
Total gallons discharged: 58,000
Total birds captured: 1,052
Total birds cleaned: 762
Total birds released: 106
Total birds died in facility: 438
Total birds dead on arrival: 1,514
Remaining Feet of boom laid out: 1,600
Number of contracted aircraft: [...]