Just announced today on social media, the Delaware Audubon Society is offering a $1,000 reward for information of those responsible for this oil spill. It has left tar oil balls along sixty miles of coastline into Maryland as far as Assateague Island. Delaware only has a hundred and thirteen miles of coast line. Latest reports possibly point to a ship in the Delaware Bay shipping channel, which one is the mystery.
From their Facebook page … “Delaware Audubon Society is offering a $1000 reward for information related to the cause of the Delaware Bay oil spill first discovered on October 19. Relay tips to the National Response Center at 800-424-8802. Please consider sharing this post. Here is what we know: -Oil on beach first reported last Monday Oct. 19 at Broadkill Beach, according to USFWS. -No known origin, press reports indicate Coast Guard is using “fingerprinting” to help determine origin. -Spill was a total of 215 gallons according to press reports -Total extent is about 60 miles from Bowers down to OCMD“
tar oil on marsh grass that washed up onto the beach at herring point in Cape Henlopen State park
tar oil on marsh grass that washed up onto the beach at herring point in Cape Henlopen State park
feather completely coated in tar oil
feather completely coated in tar oil next to a clean feather
just picked up that feather and got a lot of sticky tar oil on me, not for WD-40 to clean it off.
tar oil on marsh grass that washed up onto the beach at herring point in Cape Henlopen State park
small tar blobs are all over the beaches along the wrack lines.
small tar blobs are all over the beaches along the wrack lines.
small tar blobs are all over the beaches along the wrack lines.
small tar blobs are all over the beaches along the wrack lines.
small tar blobs are all over the beaches along the wrack lines.
feather completely coated in tar oil
small tar blobs are all over the beaches along the wrack lines. It is hard to see the tiny black dots of tar oil.
small tar blobs are all over the beaches along the wrack lines.
Tar oil on my knee after kneeling on sand for a hot second
WD40 and a rag will clean off Tar Oil real fast
Tar oil on rag after wiping with WD40
Clean knee after wiping with WD40
Oil covered debris at Key Box on Sunday … Rae Romano
Gull stepping in tar oil blobs and debris … Ray Romano
My shoes were covered from walking the beach Ray Romano
Plastic bottle covered in tar oil .. Ray Romano
Tar oil caked on Ray Romano’s shoes after walking the beach this morning in Delaware Seashore State Park