Possible fuel spill reported in canal near southwest dock, Ocean City MD
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Fire & ArsonA possible fuel spill was reported in the canal near the southwest dock in Ocean City. Responders are checking boats and the area to find the source and assess environmental impact. It is unclear if the fuel came from a vessel or a storm drain.
Audio|Heard on: Worcester County / Ocean City Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Go on, if you can check the boats coming in the south side,
00:05
Boardwalk access over there, on the southwest dock.
00:10
Okay.
00:12
You have a few days do you think?
00:18
There's only a few boats in the actual canal itself, other than on the southwest side.
00:24
It doesn't appear any of them are actively leaking.
00:27
It would have been used recently.
00:32
I'm not just used to it.
00:35
We're right.
00:38
Just so we can keep Coast Guard, there's an RP informed.
00:42
Is there an active leak from somewhere?
00:45
There's fuel in the canal,
00:48
although I'm unsure where it's coming from.
00:50
It was used if it was something through a storm drain or if it was actively leaking from a vessel, we're not sure.
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Ocean City, MD
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