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Gasoline Tanker Grounded On Hudson River, No Spill Reported

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas
Published April 4, 2017 at 4:11 PM EDT
A barge run aground in the Hudson River in Catskill Tuesday.
Twitter: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
A barge run aground in the Hudson River in Catskill Tuesday.

The U.S. Coast Guard and state pollution response teams are investigating the grounding of a barge carrying 66,000 barrels of gasoline on the Hudson River 30 miles south of Albany.

Coast Guard officials say the barge went aground about 8:30 Tuesday morning on the west side of the river near Catskill.

Officials say the barge's tanks weren't punctured and there's no sign of product leaking into the water. No injuries were reported. The cause of the grounding is under investigation.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos were at the scene Tuesday afternoon. A DEC spokesman says the barge was heading north to the Port of Albany.

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Dave Lucas
Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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