Marine Diesel Discharge from Tug Vessel, Lemont, IL

15330 Canal Bank Rd, Lemont, IL 60439, USA | 2022-May-12

Initial Notification: At 2204 (eastern time), the NOAA Great Lakes received notification of Tug vessel Eileene C discharged 6,000-7,000 gallons of marine diesel while docked at IL Marine Towing, Lemonte, IL. The facility immediately deployed boom and the release was contained within the 100yrd/20yrd slip. Vac trucks and drum skimmers were used to recover product. The incident occurred at 1630 (central time) on May 12th. USCG requesting information on human health exposure.