How the Fuel Got in the Water at the Harbor?

Peter Rice
Curry Coastal Pilot
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Port of Brookings, Oregon (US):
Three hundred gallons of diesel somehow got in the water at the Port of Brookings Harbor Monday night. The spill spurred a quick cleanup effort, but it's not yet clear who is responsible for the mess.
A port security officer first reported the spill Monday night after smelling the diesel in the commercial boat basin, according to Habormaster Mike Blank. The U.S. Coast Guard learned about it the next morning at 8 a.m., and recruited a team out of Roseburg to come and clean it up, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Tim Timmons.
"You could smell the diesel right away," said Roy Neal, the first mate on the crabbing boat Seal. He said he arrived to work on the boat around noon on Tuesday, and found the water red with at least an inch of fuel floating on the top.
As part of the cleanup effort, crews deployed oil soaker pads, called diapers, to pick up the fuel. But it's unknown just how the fuel got in the water or who is responsible.
Dec 03, 2005