Coast Guard continues oversight of power plant diesel spill response in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Photo from Oct. 30, 2023, showing a trench and collection point filled with diesel material that was dug out to recover fuel spilled on land from the number 11 tank secondary containment at the Virgin Islands Water and Power Plant facility in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. As of the morning of Nov. 1, 2023, oil recovery crews have collected 18,000 gallons of diesel and water from the discharge tank’s secondary containment and an additional 8,000 gallons of diesel and water have been collected from the affected land outside the secondary containment. (Courtesy photo)