Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard worked to clean up a fuel spill at PortMiami Saturday afternoon, according to the agency.
Just after 2 p.m., the agency tweeted about the spill, saying the responsible party and the local facility were at the scene.
The spill appeared to be concentrated near the port’s container terminal, based on photos tweeted out by the Coast Guard.
Coast Guard officials didn’t identify who was responsible for the spill and didn’t specify how much fuel ended up in Biscayne Bay.
The agency encouraged mariners to “use extra caution transiting the area and give crews space to work.”
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Just after 2 p.m., the agency tweeted about the spill, saying the responsible party and the local facility were at the scene.
The spill appeared to be concentrated near the port’s container terminal, based on photos tweeted out by the Coast Guard.
Coast Guard officials didn’t identify who was responsible for the spill and didn’t specify how much fuel ended up in Biscayne Bay.
The agency encouraged mariners to “use extra caution transiting the area and give crews space to work.”
#Breaking @USCG crews are working in the @PortMiami to clean up a fuel spill. The responsible party and the local facility are on scene. Use extra caution transiting the area & give crews space to work.
All spills should be reported to the @NRCgov @ 1-800-424-8802. pic.twitter.com/Ynwf5UHIqw
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 13, 2022
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