JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — According to the St. Johns Riverkeeper, officials are monitoring a fuel leak situation after a Boeing 737 plane carrying 143 people skidded off the runway into the river Friday night.
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WHAT WE KNOW:
- Some fuel from the plane escaped due to an outgoing tide after the incident
- NAS Jax's team has the fuel contained by booms/barriers around the plane
- NAS Jax is looking into how they can recover some of the fuel that is outside the barrier/boom area
- NAS Jax's pollution team is the leading the investigation
- USCG and City of Jax also have people monitoring the fuel spill
We are en route right now to give you an even closer look at the Boeing 737 that skidded into the St. Johns River last night — #NEXT on @ActionNewsJax at 11:00 —We will tell you what the scene is like now, what we see on the water: pic.twitter.com/ryExXFIoEL
— Courtney Cole (@CourtneyANJax) May 4, 2019
We are en route right now to give you an even closer look at the Boeing 737 that skidded into the St. Johns River last night — #NEXT on @ActionNewsJax at 11:00 —We will tell you what the scene is like now, what we see on the water: pic.twitter.com/ryExXFIoEL
— Courtney Cole (@CourtneyANJax) May 4, 2019
Authorities are on land and in the water (FWC), making sure there are no boats that get too close to the perimeter of the plane. @ActionNewsJax —you can’t see it from this picture, but I drew an arrow where the barriers are. (They are to prevent any oil/fuel from spreading.) pic.twitter.com/PyJJ68oy3W
— Courtney Cole (@CourtneyANJax) May 4, 2019
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