Coast Guard, local partners respond to pollution incident in the Merrimack River
Smoke rises from the cabin of the fishing boat Hit List Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, in Newberryport, Massachusetts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
BOSTON — The Coast Guard and local partners responded to a fuel oil spill in the Merrimack River Friday after a fishing boat caught fire and sank.
The fishing vessel Hit List was later salvaged and removed from the river. The Hit List is no longer a hazard to navigation.
The...
Coast Guard oversees Staten Island oil spill clean-up efforts
Staten Island – The following updates are available following the Boston Marine Transport Inc., incident which took place at Mays Ship Repair at 11:22 p.m., Friday, December 14.
Upon investigation, the source of the fuel spill was isolated to the #2 port tank of Boston No. 30, which was carrying a max capacity of 112,000 gallons. Boston Marine Transport Inc. personnel are conducting soundings...
Coast Guard continues response to Staten Island fuel spill
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard continues its response to a fuel spill near Mariner’s Harbor, Staten Island, N.Y., today.
The National Response Center notified the Coast Guard of the incident, which took place at Mays Ship Repair at 11:22 p.m., Friday. It was reported that the spill came from the barge, Boston No. 30, due to a leak from its cargo tank.
The responsible party, Boston Marine Transport...
Coast Guard responding to Staten Island fuel spill
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a fuel oil spill near Mariner’s Harbor, Staten Island, N.Y., today.
The National Response Center notified the Coast Guard of the incident, which took place at Mays Ship Repair at 11:22 p.m., Friday. It was reported the spill is coming from a barge due to a leak from a cargo tank.
The barge was reportedly carrying nearly one million gallons...
Coast Guard, DOE responding to fuel oil spill in Port Angeles, Wash.
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology, Marine Spill Response Corp. and Global Diving & Salvage are responding to a fuel oil spill in Port Angeles, Wednesday.
The Coast Guard received a report of the incident, which took place at the Tesoro Port Angeles terminal at 3:20 a.m. It was reported the spill occurred after a fuel drum was overfilled during fueling operations...
Response to report of fuel oil in Mobile Ship Channel continues
MOBILE, Ala. — The unified command for the Mobile Ship Channel oil spill is continuing its joint response, Sunday, to the release of fuel oil at the Gulf Coast Asphalt, LLC., facility.
The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Mobile, Capt. Don Rose, has reduced the temporary safety zone for the Mobile River to all waters between Three Mile Creek and the south end of the Mobile Convention Center....
Coast Guard responds to report of fuel oil in Mobile Ship Channel
MOBILE, Ala. — The Coast Guard is responding to a report of fuel oil in the Mobile Ship Channel, Thursday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at approximately 12:30 a.m. that a tank overflowed during a fuel transfer at the Gulf Coast Asphalt Company, LLC, spilling an unknown amount of heavy fuel oil on the ground and into the Mobile River.
The Coast Guard has closed a section...
Coast Guard assisting EPA to secure 65,000 gallon oil spill
CHICAGO – The U.S. Coast Guard continues to assist the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to contain a 65,000 gallon oil spill in Rockdale, Ill., today.
Coast Guard responds to fuel oil spill off of San Clemente Island
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif., — The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a report of a fuel oil spill approximately 10 miles south of San Clemente Island. The spill was reported to the Coast Guard by the U.S. Navy earlier today.
