DATE: August 27, 2009 1:08:41 PM PDT
Coast Guard responds to fuel spill in Mission Bay

 

   

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Date: Aug. 27, 2009                                         Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry Dunphy (619) 252-1304                                

Coast Guard responds to fuel spill in Mission Bay

SAN DIEGO — Coast Guard pollution investigators from Sector San Diego responded to a report of a fuel spill in Mission Bay, Calif., Thursday.

The Coast Guard received the report of fuel in the water at approximately 8 a.m., and sent investigators to the scene. They found a 500-yard diesel sheen near the Sea Forth Marina, which was determined to be unrecoverable.

The investigators issued a Notice of Federal Interest to a possible responsible party. The cause of the spill is under investigation.

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