An onboard investigation last Friday found no fuel leaking from the wreckage of the 53-foot Bay of Isles outside Barnegat Inlet, said Coast Guard officers who had been concerned about possible pollution after the boat ran aground May 6.
“Responders found that there was no fuel on board,” said Coast Guard Lt. Junior Grade Hunter Stowes of Sector Delaware Bay-Enforcement. “We were looking at the possibility of putting out booms, but we didn’t see any oil.
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