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Little critters that call the Maurice River home were put in potential danger this week after a diesel spill resulted in the necessity of the Coast Guard on the scene.
Reportedly, some sort of watercraft had spilled into the river, leading to requesting the services of not just the Coast Guard, but the folks from NJ s Department of Environmental Protection as well as multiple clean-up crews. The goal, obviously, is to minimize the amount of devastation that area in Leesburg could potentially experience.
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NJ.com says that it s possible the vessel could have released almost 780 gallons of fuel into the Maurice River. Coast Guard representatives said that it was important for all those present on the scene to focus on first, containing the spill, then begin the process of restoring that area to its previous state. Obviously, it doesn t take a biology degree to understand the importance of getting clean-up underway as soon as possible.
Coast Guard responds to diesel fuel spill in South Jersey river
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
An MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from Coast Guard Atlantic City conducts an overflight of a marine diesel fuel spill from a motor vessel operating in the Maurice River, N.J., May 12, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Released)U.S. Coast Guard photo/Released
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Crews on Wednesday were working to contain a marine diesel fuel spill in the Maurice River in Cumberland County, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The spill from a vessel was reported in Leesburg, a section of Maurice River Township, according to officials.
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February 16, 2021
The United States filed a complaint on Friday against Patriot Marine, LLC asking for the Massachusetts District Court to require the company to pay removal costs the plaintiff has already paid to clean up oil released into the waters of Great Harbor, Woods Hole, Massachusetts in January 2018.
According to the complaint, oil spill cleanups can be financed through an Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which was used to clean up this specific spill, but the plaintiff purported that the defendants should still be liable for the costs under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. The costs the United States is seeking payment for included “all removal costs, natural resource damages, and interest resulting from the oil spill.” The complaint specified that the United States is not seeking natural resource damages or a judgment relating to the amount of destruction occurring through the oil spill to the environment or natural resources.