Coast Guard: Preparation and Response for Oil Spills in Philadelphia and New York Ports

RCED-90-83 Published: Jan 26, 1990. Publicly Released: Feb 05, 1990.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the: (1) Philadelphia and New York ports' oil spill response preparation and capabilities; (2) Coast Guard authority to manage responses for the ports; and (3) measures that would help prevent major oil spills from occurring in the future.

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Accident preventionDeep water portsEmergency preparednessLiability (legal)Oil spillsPetroleum industryProposed legislationTraffic regulationWater pollution controlContingency plans