{"id":737,"date":"2023-04-12T18:37:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T22:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/?page_id=737"},"modified":"2024-11-01T10:54:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:54:38","slug":"athos-oil-spill-restoration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/restoration\/completed-restoration-projects\/athos-oil-spill-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Athos Oil Spill Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]On November 26, 2004, tug operators that were assisting the Cyprus-flagged M\/T\u00a0<em>Athos I<\/em>\u00a0to dock at the Citgo Asphalt Refinery in Paulsboro, New Jersey, reported to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) that the tanker was leaking oil. The tanker had struck a large, 18,000 pound submerged anchor that punctured the tanker\u2019s bottom.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the accident, the tide was coming in and within a few hours, thick oil covered the Delaware River and moved approximately 6 miles north to the area around the Walt Whitman Bridge. During the following months, oil from the tanker spread over 115 miles of the Delaware River as well as its tributaries, from the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge to south of the Smyrna River in Delaware. The incident also forced the USCG to close the River to commercial traffic for over a week. Injuries to natural and recreational resources were assessed by the Trustees beginning shortly after the spill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Injured Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The oil spill resulted in injuries to natural resources and recreational services.\u00a0 Injuries were summarized in the September 2009\u00a0<em>Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment<\/em>\u00a0as follows:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Shoreline \u2013 1729 acres oiled, ranging from very lightly to heavily<\/li>\n<li>Tributaries \u2013 1899 acres over six tributaries exposed to very light to moderate oiling<\/li>\n<li>Aquatic \u2013 4122 acres exposed to oil<\/li>\n<li>Birds \u2013 11,869 estimated dead<\/li>\n<li>Recreational services \u2013 estimated 41,709 boat trips on the river affected, at an estimated lost value of $1,319,097<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The shorelines affected included sand\/mud substrate, marsh, seawalls and coarse substrates, with the majority of the habitats coarse substrate (137 acres) and marshes (116 acres). Subtidal benthic habitat was also affected.\u00a0 Numerous birds were injured, both directly and indirectly, including dabbling ducks, diving ducks, diving birds, gulls, shorebirds, wading birds, kingfishers, swans and geese. \u00a0Canada geese, mallards and gulls comprised 91% of oiled birds observed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/dep\/newsrel\/2010\/10_0109.htm\">News release on oil Athos spill compensation<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The restoration strategy designed to compensate for natural resource and service losses included a total of ten projects, with three of them located in New Jersey.<br \/>\nThe three projects are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/restoration\/completed-restoration-projects\/oyster-reef-enhancement-and-restoration\/\">oyster reef enhancement and restoration project in the Delaware River and Bay<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/restoration\/active-restoration-projects\/mad-horse-creek-wetlands-restoration\/\">a habitat restoration project at Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area, and<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/restoration\/completed-restoration-projects\/stow-creek-boat-ramp-improvements\/\">boat ramp improvements at Stow Creek<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The assessment of injuries and restoration plans are described in greater detail in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pub-data.diver.orr.noaa.gov\/admin-record\/6404\/Athos_Final_RP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment<\/em><\/a>\u00a0prepared by the Trustee agencies dated September 2009.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-738\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/athos_tanker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-738\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/athos_tanker.jpg\" alt=\"Athos Tanker\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Athos Tanker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-739\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/athos_anchor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-739\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/athos_anchor.jpg\" alt=\"Anchor being removed from Delaware River \" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anchor being removed from Delaware River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-740\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/athos_cleanup_south_of_ramp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-740\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/athos_cleanup_south_of_ramp.jpg\" alt=\"Cleanup south of National Park boat ramp \" width=\"267\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleanup south of National Park boat ramp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-741\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/athos_cleanup_low_tide.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-741\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/athos_cleanup_low_tide.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline Cleanup on Delaware River\" width=\"267\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shoreline Cleanup on Delaware River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]On November 26, 2004, tug operators that were assisting the Cyprus-flagged M\/T\u00a0Athos I\u00a0to dock at the Citgo Asphalt Refinery in Paulsboro, New Jersey, reported to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) that the tanker was leaking oil. The tanker had struck a large, 18,000 pound submerged anchor that punctured the tanker\u2019s bottom. 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