Federal, State, and private responders in Savannah

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Liberty, a 625 foot U.S. flag roll on/roll off vessel, sustained a hull puncture while attempting to depart the Ocean Terminal in Savannah, GA yesterday. Over 5,000 feet of boom was deployed and skimmers are attempting to recover the spilled fuel oil.

The National Contingency Plan requires an "all hands" response, which includes federal, state, and private sector coordination. Looks like the unified command system is up and running for this case.

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SAVANNAH, Ga. – A unified command has been established and is continuing to respond Monday to approximately 6,500 gallons of diesel fuel released into the Savannah River by the motor vessel Liberty Sunday morning at the Ocean terminal.

The unified command consists of representatives from the Coast Guard, Georgia Port Authority, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, National Park Service, O’Briens Response Management Group, Marine Spill Response Corps, and Crowley Maritime Corporation.