Delaware Oil Spill Update
The unified command is continuing its clean up efforts today in response to the undetermined amount of oil that was spilled into the Delaware River by the ATHOS I on November 27th. Barges are being used to offload the ships oil cargo in order to lighten the ship for salvage operations. The barges have offloaded 2.52 million gallons of product so far. Transfer operations are expected to be completed early this week. The cause of the incident is still under investigation. More than 1,400 responders are working in the command center and out in the field. 16 vessels are employed in the clean-up efforts and an additional 124 vessels are assisting in the response. 10,918 gallons of oil/water mixture has been recovered. 6,720 pounds of oily solids (cleanup materials and oil) have been collected.
Delaware Bay: Oil Spill Update
The unified command is continuing its clean up efforts today in response to the undetermined amount of oil that was spilled into the Delaware River by the ATHOS I on November 27. Barges are being used to offload the ships oil cargo in order to lighten the ship for salvage operations. The barges have offloaded 5 million gallons of product so far. Transfer operations are expected to be completed this week. The cause of the incident is still under investigation. More than 1,600 responders are working in the command center and out in the field. 145 vessels are employed in the response effort. 10,918 gallons of oil/water mixture has been recovered. 318,960 pounds of oily solids (cleanup materials and oil) have been collected.
