discovered a small crack<\/a> in the ship\u2019s hull which was leaking fuel oil.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The impacted tank was reported to a capacity of 462,297 gallons, but so far it is unclear just how much fuel oil had leaked. A barge was brought alongside the vessel and pumped fuel oil from the tank.<\/p>\n
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The Coast Guard reported Sunday that the YM Mandate had departed the GCT Bayonne terminal on Saturday to undergo repairs at a different facility in the Port of New York. The departure was approved following the cleaning of the vessel.<\/p>\n
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A Unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Gallagher Marine Systems<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe response was quick and efficient thanks to the strong coordination of all agencies involved,\u201d said Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Clark, Coast Guard Incident Commander. \u201cWe take any release of oil into the maritime environment extremely seriously and we greatly appreciate the efforts of our partner agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n
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