WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release:
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Coast Guard Sector San Juan's Incident Management Division personnel continue to oversee response and cleanup operations, Saturday, to a diesel discharge at Coast Guard Base San Juan.
Coast Guard pollution responderstraced the source of the spill to a fuel tank associated with an ongoing construction project at the installation. The tank was secured and contained.
Coast Guard Sector San Juan watchstanders received a report at approximately 7 a.m., Friday, from Customs and Border Protection security personnel who smelled strong fuel odor and saw sheening along the installation's waterfront.
"Most of...