Greenpeace Photo Update: 336,000-gallon Diesel Spill Pollutes Waterways After Hurricane Sandy

A 336,000 gallon diesel spill from the Motiva Enterprises Terminal at Sewaren, N.J., polluted steams and flowed into the Arthur Kill waterway between Staten Island, N.Y., and New Jersey. At least two tanks at the facility, a joint venture of Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco, were damaged in Hurricane Sandy and leaked into Woodbridge Creek. The facility has a capacity of 5 million gallons of refined petroleum products. The United States Coast Guard assisted with clean up and recovery.

An oil sheen covers the Arthur Kill waterway between Staten Island, N.Y., left, and New Jersey

An oil sheen covers the Arthur Kill waterway near a damaged boat yard on Staten Island, N.Y.

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