2 stranded boaters rescued off Jersey Shore, Coast Guard says
The agency received reports that a 38-foot boat ran aground on a jetty at Barnegat Inlet.
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The agency received reports that a 38-foot boat ran aground on a jetty at Barnegat Inlet.
LEESBURG – The Coast Guard and environmental agencies are monitoring a marine diesel fuel spill from an off-shore supply vessel anchored in the Maurice River. The spill, just south of Leesburg, was reported about 9 a.m. Wednesday, said Lt. Cmdr. Fredrick Pugh, chief of incident management for Sector Delaware Bay. The Coast Guard, the state Department of Environmental Protection, and Cumberland County environmental representatives responded to area. An oil spill response organization focused containment and cleanup in the affected area. “We have the spill source contained,” Pugh said...
The Coast Guard and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control confirmed it is responding to a report of oil on Towers Beach in Dewey.