Coast Guard Contains 14-Year-Old Oil Spill Off Gulf Coast
Taylor Energy plugged some, but not all, of the 25 broken pipes, and sued the Coast Guard when it intervened to stop the spill. Keep Reading
Italian Shipping Firm Admits Lying to Coast Guard
The charge involved the oil tanker Cielo di Milano that visited ports in New Jersey, Maryland and Florida multiple times in 2014 and 2015. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Clears Vessel from Goethals Oil Spill to Depart NYC
The Unified Command, consisting of state and federal agencies and the responsible party, will continue cleanup operations until all impacted parts of the Arthur Kill Waterway are fully restored. Keep Reading
Unified Command Identifies Oil, Cleanup Operations Continue
The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Laboratory completed fingerprinting of the tar balls, verifying the recovered oil was found to match the vessel as the source. Keep Reading
Great Lakes Crews Try to Prepare, Prevent in ‘Worst Absolute Place for an Oil Disaster’
Coast Guard "addressing oil spill research needs unique to the Great Lakes to improve response capability." Keep Reading
Research Shows USCG Responders Harmed by BP Cleanup Chemicals
As the agency worked to contain the Deepwater Horizon spill, airplanes swooped in low, spraying a mysterious concoction of chemicals. These oil dispersants, BP hoped, would quickly clean up its monumental mess. Keep Reading
