Coast Guard continues oversight of power plant diesel spill response in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Coast Guard continues oversight of ongoing response efforts at the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) Randolph Harley Power Plant in St. Thomas, Nov. 1, 2023, following a diesel spill at the facility, Oct. 25, 2023. 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)