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DNREC continues efforts to clean up oil spill

DNREC’s Emergency Response Team is continuing to oversee the cleanup Monday of a cargo-ship oil spill last week at the Port of Wilmington.

Environmental contractors under DNREC and U.S. Coast Guard supervision will conduct cleanup operations along 1,500 feet of shoreline in New Castle. The spill also affected smaller areas of the Delaware River north and south of Battery Park.DNREC says cleanup operations at the park will continue through the day, with environmental workers raking oil from the shoreline and removing oil-soaked debris from the area.

The cargo carrier the Wild Cosmos is responsible for the oil spill. Oil was released from the ship deck into the Christina River on March 9.