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Fuel Tank Cracks Open, 349,000 Gallons Spill Near New York and New Jersey

Notice that the left is already whining over it polluting the area..

Well here's a solution: Let the destitute residents reclaim it and use it to survive... Nah, that would make too much sense, right?



Nov. 3, 2012


On October 29, a storage tank owned by a joint venture of Shell and Saudi Refining, Motiva Enterprises, got hit by hurricane Sandy and ruptured.

Shortly after, as many as 349,000 gallons of diesel fuel made their way into the Arthur Kill waterway, which separates New Jersey from New York's Staten Island.


As was to be expected, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) agreed to send an Emergency Response Division to the scene of the incident.

This team of first responders got to the leaking storage tank on October 31, and the US Coast Guard now wishes to reassure American citizens that the spill is well under control.

Huffington Post reports that, in order to contain and clean up the oil spill, members of the US NOAA and the US Coast Guard had to resort to a so-called vacuum truck which basically sucked in the diesel and water mixture.

Furthermore, rings were set in place in order to keep the spill from spreading even further. These rings also made it easier for workers to collect the spilled fuel.

BNO News says that, up until now, roughly 151,200 gallons of fuel and water mixture have been collected by the 150 emergency responders in charge of managing the spill.

According to the same source, a spokesperson for Shell wished to emphasize the fact that, “No injuries have occurred and there has been no further product released since the initial event.”

Furthermore, “Previously deployed booms are continuing to skim released product in the Woodbridge creek adjacent to the site. Motiva and public emergency responders are on site assessing the situation.”

For the time being, this fuel spill poses no immediate threats to public health, yet it was only a couple of days ago when a team of environmental scientists warned that hurricane Sandy was to have a tremendous impact on the natural ecosystems and human communities in this part of the world.

Thus, it is these environmental scientists' belief that Sandy will up US water pollution levels, simply because numerous chemical compounds have been washed off the streets by the heavy rain and the storm surges.

source: softpedia