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Monitoring fuel spill after Boeing 737 skidded into the St. Johns River

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

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