Coast Guard, locals respond to report of oil spill in Fore River, Maine
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/06/2017 12:41 PM EST
News Release |
Feb. 6, 2017 |
Coast Guard, locals respond to report of oil spill in Fore River, Maine
BOSTON – The Coast Guard, Maine Department of Environmental Protection and local fire departments are responding to an oil spill in the Fore River in Maine.
According to initial reports, the cause of the spill was a car accident involving an overturned tank truck carrying diesel fuel near Exit 4 on Interstate I-295.
Pollution responders from Coast Guard Station South Portland and Coast Guard Sector Northern New England are on scene.
For more information contact Lt. David Bourbeau at 207-347-5015 or nnewaterways@uscg.mil.
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