For those following the oil spill story -- no apparent explanation for the two holes in the ship's hull.
Rain complicates oil slick investigation, cleanup
12/2/2004, 12:29 a.m. ET
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Port officials will restrict the draft of ships moving up the Delaware River until they have more information about what ripped two holes in an oil tanker's hull last week.
The Athos One was floating at a draft of 36 and a-half feet -- just enough to clear the shallowest points of the Delaware's 40-foot channel -- when something punctured its bottom Friday night.
That sent thousands of gallons of oil gushing into the river. But despite extensive searches, investigators haven't found anything on the river bottom or floating nearby that might explain the damage.
Captain Michael Linton, president of the Pilots Association for the Bay and River Delaware, says he's confident that there's nothing dangerous in the channel. But he decided to restrict the river at low tide to ships with a draft of 34 feet or less until more information is available.
That sent thousands of gallons of oil gushing into the river
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Does anyone know if a spill like this could be set on fire?
Dear GOD don't let them start a fire with this oil spill.