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MER responds to tanker roll-over and oil spill on Cape Cod in Harwich, MA
Moran Environmental Recovery was called by the Massachusetts, DEP on Wednesday March 14th 2008, to respond to a vehicle accident where an oil-tanker rolled-over and spilled its cargo of #2 residential fuel oil. An estimated 3,500 gallons of the tankers 4,000 gallon load were spilled from the ruptured portions of the tank onto roadways and into a neighboring marsh.
MER deployed two vacuum trucks, 12 response personnel, and our MEMT (Moran Emergency Response Team) emergency response trailer to assist in the clean-up. Local DEP, Police, and Fire authorities were on-site and worked to containerize the release to minimize adverse impact to the environment.
Pictures taken by Jim Silvia - General Manager, RI: 5/14/08
For more information on the incident, please see the following links:
Tanker spills fuel oil after Cape Cod accident - Boston Herald, United States
Oil tanker flips in Harwich crash Cape Cod Times
Pickup Crushed When Fuel Truck Overturns Boston Channel.com
Fuel truck flips in Harwich, closes road Cape Cod Times
Boston Channel.com
5/14/2008
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