What to Know
- The U.S. Coast Guard says it has responded to an oil spill in the Arthur Kill waterway near the Goethals Bridge
- The fuel-oil was spotted leaking from a commercial container ship moored off Staten Island at around 2 p.m. Thursday
- The Coast Guard says crews have placed a containment boom and are in the process of skimming and cleaning up the waterway
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has responded to an oil spill in the Arthur Kill waterway near the Goethals Bridge.
The fuel-oil was spotted leaking from a commercial container ship moored at the Global Marine New York Container Terminal off Staten Island at about 2 p.m. Thursday. A pollution response team from the Coast Guard is at the scene.
The Coast Guard says crews have placed a containment boom and are in the process of skimming and cleaning up the waterway.
It's not clear how much fuel has spilled.
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