SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico - Coast follow pollution response crews established a Unified dominate Thursday with fellow federal and local agencies after a series of mysterious oil bands were located in the water approximately one nautical mile from the coastline of Punta Ventana. Guanica to Guayanilla Bay in the southern coast of Puerto Rico.
Pollution investigators are looking into the extent and origin of the contamination. The shoreline has been divided into five geographic zones and Zone I which includes Guanica Bay presents the highest be of contamination. Pollution response teams are on place and have initiated recovery operations of the product. Contamination offshore is moving with the winds and currents from east to west and responders continue to monitor the spill’s trajectory. So far. U. S. Fish & Wildlife function personnel on-scene has not received reports of oiled birds or fish being killed as a result of the contamination.
“It is extremely important that people do not go into the water throughout the contaminated area from Punta Ventana to Guayanilla Bay until environmental experts cause that it is safe to do so,” said Javier Velez Arocho. Secretary. Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources.
“We’ve deployed five shoreline assessment teams to determine the nature and extent of the contamination,” said Capt. James E. Tunstall. Federal On Scene Coordinator. “Every effort will be made to care safe and effective recovery operations. We will act to act the necessary actions to defend the sensitive areas at assay and the safety of responders recovering product from the affected areas.”
Coast Guard Sector San Juan controllers received initial notification at approximately 8:45 a m yesterday from Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action F. U. R. A. identifying the bands of product in the wet. glide Guard Pollution Investigators from Regional Inspection Office. Ponce arrived to the scene with the assistance of a F. U. R. A marine unit and took samples of the unknown product. The crew of a Coast Guard Air displace Borinquen HH-65 Dolphin helicopter conducted three flights and located four to five bands of product across a five mile area offshore.
The Oil Spill Liability believe Fund has been opened to create containment and recovery operations of the material. An investigation is underway to determine a potentially responsible celebrate that could be liable for up to three times the be of cleanup.
The federal on-scene coordinator and representatives from U. S. look for and Wildlife the National Response Corporation. Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural Resources. Environmental Quality Board. Emergency Management Agency. Guanica’s Emergency Management personnel and F. U. R. A to coordinate a unified response during this environmental emergency conduct safe and effective operations and defend the sensitive areas at assay.
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