Fuel-Oil Spill Closes 15-Mile Stretch of Ohio River Near Cincinnati

"CINCINNATI — A 15-mile stretch of the Ohio River closed after a fuel oil spill reopened to river traffic on Tuesday with some restrictions as containment and cleanup continued.

River traffic in that area must get Coast Guard clearance and maintain a safe speed, agency spokeswoman Lt. Katherine Cameron said. The area was closed to all traffic, including barges carrying commercial goods, after the spill from a Duke Energy power plant in New Richmond.

The spill at the W.C. Beckjord Station happened at about 11:15 p.m. Monday during a routine transfer of fuel oil from a larger tank to smaller ones and was stopped within about 15 minutes, Duke spokeswoman Sally Thelen said."

Lisa Cornwell reports for the Associated Press August 19, 2014.

SEE ALSO:

"Oil Spill From Power Plant Closes 15-Mile Stretch of Ohio River " (Reuters)

"I-Team: Duke Energy Plant That Spilled Diesel Into Ohio River Written Up By Feds in the Past" (WCPO)