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Tugboat Collision with U.S. Fuel Terminal Pier Causes 1,000 Gallon Oil Spill
The U.S. Coast Guard says that a tugboat Saturday collided with the International-Matex Tank Terminal (IMTT) pier in New Jersey, resulting in an oil spill into nearby waters, local news reports.
The coast guard’s Pollution Response Team and helicopter crew were reportedly immediately sent to the site to investigate, where World Maritime News reports, 1,000 gallons of oil had been spilled into the water as a result of the collision.
Coast guard pollution responders and IMTT crew members are said to have stemmed the flow of oil and placed more than 2,500 feet of containment boom and secured the source of the oil.
The U.S. Coast Guard, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation crews are reportedly continuing a patrol to ensure no oil has escaped the containment boom area.
Coast Guard crews will reportedly continue to monitoring the spill, as well as assisting contractors in removing the oil from the water.
In April, a multi vessel collision in the Mississippi River resulted in a oil spill as well.
