U.S. Coast Guard announced that responded to a report of a diesel fuel discharge, on the Mobile River near Mt. Vernon, Alabama, on March 30th. The National Response Center received a report that a Parker Towing owned tug vessel spilled between an estimated 300 to 500 gallons of diesel fuel into the water, during fueling operations, on the Mobile River.
Members from the Coast Guard Sector Mobile Incident Management Division have recovered that approximately 100 gallons of product. Boom and sorbent material were used to reduce the spread of oil and collect oil from the water’s surface.
The Sector Mobile Incident Management Division will oversee all response operations.
There are no reports of affected wildlife. USCG informed that the cause of the incident is under investigation.
Source: USCG news
