Oil spill drills: Crude shipments raise concerns about readiness on Hudson

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John Ferro Poughkeepsie Journal

On Nov. 26, 2004, the single-bottomed tanker Athos I carrying crude oil struck an anchor at the bottom of the Delaware River about halfway between Philadelphia and Wilmington, Del.

More than 263,000 gallons of oil spilled. Some floated to the top. But a significant amount was blasted from the ship into sediment on the river’s bottom, creating a two-tiered cleanup challenge.

But how much floated and how much sank to the bottom was not clear.

“The percent that didn’t float versus the percent that did float — that would be a big guess,” said Ed Levine, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist who advises the U.S. Coast Guard on oil spill responses.

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20140309/NEWS04/303090043/Oil-spill-drills-Crude-shipments-raise-concerns-about-readiness-Hudson