Oil Spill in Fore River, Maine
The U.S. Coast Guard said it is responding to an oil spill in the Fore River in Maine along with Maine Department of Environmental Protection and local fire departments. According to initial reports, the cause of the spill was a car accident involving an overturned tank truck carrying diesel fuel on Interstate I-295. Pollution responders from Coast Guard Station South Portland and Coast Guard Sector Northern New England are on scene.
Coast Guard Conducting a Waterway Study of Portland Harbor
The Coast Guard is conducting Waterways Analysis Reviews of Portland Harbor and Portland Approaches. The Waterways Analysis Review is used to determine the effectiveness of aids to navigation within these waterways. Navigation aids under review will include light houses, buoys, day markers and ranges. The following areas are under the review for Portland Harbor: Back Cove Approach, Portland Harbor, Lighthouse Channel, Mill Cove and the Fore River. Additionally, the Coast Guard will review navigation aid suitability for Portland Harbor Approach. The data gathered in the analysis will be used to alter and modify channel and hazard markings to ensure that the Coast Guard provides the most effective and efficient system possible. The last survey was completed in 1999.
Shipyard Auction Row May be Over
Reports indicate that the legal battle over the ownership of the largest piece of the former Fore River shipyard appears to be over, more than three years after auto dealer Daniel Quirk purchased the land at an auction. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston has rejected a bid by construction magnate Jay Cashman to overturn the auction. Source: The Patriot Ledger
