Petty Officer 2nd Class Ben Flad, and Ensign Peter Raneri of Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Corum, Corum, N.Y., describe the impact of the 500-gallon oil spill on Atlantic Beach, N.Y., to a concerned resident on Friday, Nov. 24, 2007.
Representatives from the Coast Guard, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Miller Environmental Group responded and conducted cleanup operations after the oil spill was reported along the southern shore of Long Island.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Seth Johnson.