Tanker Spills Oil in Delaware River ..(30,000 gal. near Philly & NJ)

[ElsewheresDaughter]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=716&e=5&u=/ap/20041127/ap_on_re_us/oil_spill

PHILADELPHIA - A tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, Coast Guard officials said Saturday.

Private contractors were called in to skim oil from the surface of the water and lay thousands of feet of boom in an effort to contain the floating slick.


A stretch of less than 10 miles of the busy river was closed to commercial and recreational traffic while the spill was being cleaned up.


"I would classify any spill in the water as significant," said Coast Guard Petty Officer John Edwards (news - web sites). "We're working very quickly and diligently to expedite the cleanup."

[LostinVA]

1. This is Bad News for that area

I have relatives in Southern NJ who are crabbers, and this can devastate them. Pollution has already put alot of oyster men out of business. And, there are NO jobs down that way unless you know someone and can get a job at the prison.