Tuesday, March 17, 2015

DNREC CONTINUES TO OVERSEE CLEANUP OF OIL FROM EARLIER SPILL THAT WASHED ASHORE SUNDAY AT BATTERY PARK IN NEW CASTLE






MARCH 16, 2015

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

DNREC’s Emergency Response Team is continuing to oversee the cleanup Monday of a cargo-ship oil spill last week at the Port of Wilmington.

Environmental contractors under DNREC and U.S. Coast Guard supervision will conduct cleanup operations along 1,500 feet of shoreline in New Castle. The spill also affected smaller areas of the Delaware River north and south of Battery Park.

DNREC says cleanup operations at the park will continue through the day, with environmental workers raking oil from the shoreline and removing oil-soaked debris from the area.

The cargo carrier the Wild Cosmos is responsible for the oil spill. Oil was released from the ship deck into the Christina River on March 9.


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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and  Enviromental Control Emergency Response Team were on hand early this week to deal with the clean up  of oil from a cargo-ship spill last week at the Port of Wilmington.

Oil washed ashore Sunday at Battery Park in New Castle, DNREC reported. Cleanup operations by environmental contractors under DNREC and US Coast Guard supervision in New Castle extended to 1,500 feet of shoreline. The spill also affected smaller stretches of the Delaware River both north and south of Battery Park.

Oil was also reported on the New Jersey side of the river.

The oil came from a spill that occurred March 9 at the Port of Wilmington, when a cargo carrier, the Wild Cosmos, released oil from its deck into the Christina River.

DNREC’s Emergency Response Team  is   at the port in conjunction with the Coast Guard in overseeing removal of oil there from pilings and piers.
DNREC reported  Monday morning that cleanup operations at Battery Park and other affected areas will continued throughout the day, with  environmental workers raking oil from the shoreline and removing oil-soaked debris that has come ashore.