oil spill

A small oil spill in New Bedford Harbor this morning has been contained.

Two New Bedford fishing companies, a manager, and a vessel captain agreed to pay over $400,000 in civil penalties following 2017 oil spill in New Bedford harbor.

DARTMOUTH—An oil spilled occurred late this morning in Padanaram Harbor.
A Petro Oil truck making a delivery sprung a leak on the western, Gulf Road side of the Padanaram Bridge, in a construction zone.
Dartmouth District One fire officials say a small amount of oil seeped into Padanaram Harbor,…

Fairhaven Fire Crews responded to a Friday morning oil spill in the harbor.

Fairhaven Firefighters make quick work of a machine fire Wednesday afternoon at the New Bedford Thread Company on Howland Road.
The fire was contained in a thread spool machine, and it set off the building's sprinkler system.
Department spokesperson Wayne Oliveira says firefighters found heavy sm…

The cleanup will continue from an oil spill that took place this weekend in Fairhaven.

Fire officials responded after an oil spill was reported in New Bedford Harbor Sunday morning.

The Coast Guard is preparing to reopen a key shipping route days after an oil spill dumped four-thousand barrels of fuel into Galveston Bay in Texas.

Environmental officials are trying to determine the cause of an oil slick in the Acushent River, near the sawmill property. An official with the Mass. DEP tells WBSM News the oil apparently entered the river from a combined sewer overflow pipe...

Authorities believe Thursday's oil spill in New Bedford harbor began north of the New Bedford-Fairhaven bridge, but that's all they know about the spill's origin.
The fuel spill was discovered around 7:30am Thursday. The Coast Guard and Fire Department responded quickly, placing booms …