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.