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Massive Oil Spill Reported at Motiva's Sewaren, N.J., Terminal - NBC News

Downstream Today -- A massive oil spill has occurred at Motiva's petroleum products terminal in Sewaren, N.J., NBC News reported Wednesday.

A report on NBCNewYork.com said crews are working to contain a major oil spill in Arthur Kill between Staten Island and Woodbridge, N.J.

Around 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel have leaked from the Motiva oil tank facility, according to the Coast Guard. Two hundred responders are trying to contain the spill.

It's not clear if the spill was moving south toward Raritan Bay, where there is a large clamming industry, or north toward Newark Bay, where the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey has a port facility.

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Submitted Nov 02, 2012 By: GasPasserAB

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,818 Points:1,636,245 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2012 2:58:14 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse just what the area needs! N-O-O-O-O-T!
TruthMatters Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,586 Points:557,805 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Nov 3, 2012 4:32:31 AM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse Talking about adding fuel to the fire!
jrs4125 Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,893 Points:618,470 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Nov 3, 2012 1:15:26 AM Ignore jrs4125 Report Abuse Dooooooooh
bston Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,950 Points:669,015 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 11:14:31 PM Ignore bston Report Abuse Just when you think it can't get any worse...
studebaker1940 Champion Author Tampa Posts:2,648 Points:712,305 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 12:07:14 PM Ignore studebaker1940 Report Abuse Probably the result of the storm
Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:12,248 Points:2,577,730 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 11:33:51 AM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse I am not surprised
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,699 Points:1,571,100 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 9:33:12 AM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse When it rains, it pours...
LoadToad Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,364 Points:1,298,045 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 9:01:23 AM Ignore LoadToad Report Abuse Interesting.
nsdp Champion Author San Antonio Posts:1,117 Points:47,990 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:52:57 AM Ignore nsdp Report Abuse The 22 ft storm surge wiped out the containment levies around the tanks. If you remember the video from the Tsunami in 2004 in Indonesia and Fukishima in Japan hitting concrete buildings and knocking them flat there isn't very much that would stop the surge. I am amazed that only 300,000 gallons are involved having weathered 9 larger hurricanes in my life time. Very little difference in power between a tsunami and a hurricane storm surge at high tide.
myambro Champion Author Sacramento Posts:3,257 Points:1,075,110 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:42:01 AM Ignore myambro Report Abuse Must be those evil, greedy oil barons trying to kill us and raise prices at the same time.
kst8er Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,932 Points:1,067,315 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:38:45 AM Ignore kst8er Report Abuse i'll take 80 gallons in my truck... every little bit will help, right?
LtRTH Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,912 Points:611,000 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:34:36 AM Ignore LtRTH Report Abuse Guess the price of diesel will go up somewhere. Hope they get it contained and cleaned up quickly so there's no further damage.
dlzastera Champion Author Minnesota Posts:4,640 Points:1,049,695 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:31:47 AM Ignore dlzastera Report Abuse Not good.
babyjudy Champion Author Tucson Posts:2,874 Points:588,460 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:31:16 AM Ignore babyjudy Report Abuse Was this a case of an accident waiting to happen? I would like to see the history of safety inspections.
ntass1 Champion Author Edmonton Posts:3,930 Points:754,750 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:28:13 AM Ignore ntass1 Report Abuse our prayers go out to the people affected.nature force truly unbelievable
PrepHermit Champion Author New Jersey Posts:8,165 Points:1,662,385 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:27:54 AM Ignore PrepHermit Report Abuse And there you have this week's reason for pump prices to rise.
rbrowdersr Champion Author Detroit Posts:5,837 Points:1,842,480 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:26:51 AM Ignore rbrowdersr Report Abuse Hope its cleaned up soon.
peakkeller Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,754 Points:790,950 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:26:45 AM Ignore peakkeller Report Abuse Ugh
1fuelish1 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:14,910 Points:1,876,780 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:25:59 AM Ignore 1fuelish1 Report Abuse Sandy caused the diesel tanks to leak. Sandy became a superstorm because of global warming. Global warming is a hoax. Therefore, this diesel spill is a hoax. QED. (It's really too simple)
cobbwebb Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:1,624 Points:564,720 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:25:18 AM Ignore cobbwebb Report Abuse hmmmm, not good
73amx Champion Author Allentown Posts:1,307 Points:486,470 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:23:40 AM Ignore 73amx Report Abuse that won't help the cost of diesel around here
Soglaos Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:2,851 Points:764,655 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:22:55 AM Ignore Soglaos Report Abuse Well this is a sign of things to come.
werv4fun All-Star Author Arkansas Posts:628 Points:319,285 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:22:09 AM Ignore werv4fun Report Abuse Sorry to hear this.
CheckitoutGuy Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,311 Points:772,890 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:20:43 AM Ignore CheckitoutGuy Report Abuse Ouch!
runway12 Champion Author Tacoma Posts:3,134 Points:607,750 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:20:28 AM Ignore runway12 Report Abuse Rough times for the east coast
AriesMMD Champion Author Sacramento Posts:1,571 Points:436,465 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:20:25 AM Ignore AriesMMD Report Abuse Due to news of the oil spill in NJ gas prices will be expected to go up again
icemann987 Sophomore Author Sacramento Posts:242 Points:53,320 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:19:52 AM Ignore icemann987 Report Abuse just another issue
greenfog Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,625 Points:1,665,745 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:19:29 AM Ignore greenfog Report Abuse another reason to raise prices again.
Insuremn Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,087 Points:1,057,435 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:19:20 AM Ignore Insuremn Report Abuse Good luck to all effected.
Digger52 Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,536 Points:874,665 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:17:39 AM Ignore Digger52 Report Abuse Never underestimate the power of Mother Nature. . . she doesn't kid around
q2 Champion Author Alberta Posts:2,169 Points:406,070 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:17:31 AM Ignore q2 Report Abuse another reason to shut down keystone
ESCORT6768 Champion Author Iowa Posts:1,152 Points:626,215 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:17:16 AM Ignore ESCORT6768 Report Abuse Thought we might make it through Sandy without some kind of oil disaster. Hope they find the cause of the leak and determine if it was Sandy or a man made spill. Seems funny that everytime we get close to more domestic oil production and lower prices something like this happens.
chuckhermann Champion Author New York Posts:1,022 Points:520,000 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:16:48 AM Ignore chuckhermann Report Abuse So many issues to deal with. Just getting a list of everything that needs to be done and prioritizing and re-prioritizing it is a massive job.
CPayZombie Champion Author Phoenix Posts:10,215 Points:1,682,340 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:15:40 AM Ignore CPayZombie Report Abuse Deploy the oil eating bacteria.
TonyPSU Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,667 Points:721,030 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:15:23 AM Ignore TonyPSU Report Abuse Ouch
snappytom2 Champion Author Corpus Christi Posts:3,634 Points:278,955 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:13:25 AM Ignore snappytom2 Report Abuse Not Good. Hope that they are successful in containing the spill and getting it cleaned up.
1stClicker Champion Author Texas Posts:5,451 Points:2,270,270 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:13:02 AM Ignore 1stClicker Report Abuse What happened to their containment areas?
kjSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,377 Points:681,375 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:10:47 AM Ignore kjSC Report Abuse Terrible news and not good for this already battered area.
Dale Jr. Champion Author Illinois Posts:16,364 Points:3,263,775 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:09:39 AM Ignore Dale Jr. Report Abuse Not good
Car54BC08 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:4,389 Points:1,537,065 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:09:06 AM Ignore Car54BC08 Report Abuse Just clean it up and move on
Donliberty Champion Author New York Posts:1,804 Points:680,740 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:08:39 AM Ignore Donliberty Report Abuse terrible,
LilRedWagonIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,907 Points:1,580,135 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:07:36 AM Ignore LilRedWagonIN Report Abuse massive=300,000 gallons Two hundred responders and four hundred reporters
wshutton Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,805 Points:951,650 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:07:34 AM Ignore wshutton Report Abuse Bad news all around.
yelobus Champion Author Houston Posts:5,738 Points:1,583,565 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:06:46 AM Ignore yelobus Report Abuse Burn it.
ILANGE9 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,754 Points:1,623,925 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:06:17 AM Ignore ILANGE9 Report Abuse Sad.
billy44bo Champion Author Mobile Posts:7,333 Points:1,516,490 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:04:46 AM Ignore billy44bo Report Abuse The only good thing about this is it is diesel fuel and not crude oil. Diesel fuel can be cleaned faster than crude oil .
Diesel_Ram Champion Author Dallas Posts:6,634 Points:1,545,125 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:04:41 AM Ignore Diesel_Ram Report Abuse What an unfortunate mess! Hope Diesel prices at the pump don't jump.
driveonby1 Champion Author Toledo Posts:1,548 Points:264,865 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:04:40 AM Ignore driveonby1 Report Abuse Let it try to head up to Newark Bay; doze docks r controlled, know whad I mean?
Canucktree Champion Author Alberta Posts:5,023 Points:1,046,915 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:04:23 AM Ignore Canucktree Report Abuse Oops
Bigtex09 Champion Author Dallas Posts:4,422 Points:1,185,890 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:04:09 AM Ignore Bigtex09 Report Abuse clean it up. Sh*t happens during a hurricane beyond any human controls. Mother nature... just fix it and clean it up!