USCG Investigates Unknown sheen in Lake Ontario

The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a sheen in Lake Ontario near the Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba, New York, approximately 10 miles northeast of Oswego, New York, Sunday.

The cause of the sheen is unknown at this time. The Coast Guard has established a temporary safety zone extending two miles to the north and two miles to the east and west from the Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant.

A Coast Guard Auxiliary air crew noticed the sheen during a flight and reported it to Coast Guard Sector Buffalo.

A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Oswego launched and took samples of the sheen and is currently enforcing the safety zone. Representatives from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation are on scene.

Media with questions can call the Coast Guard Sector Buffalo public affairs officer at 716-843-9529.

Mariners with questions regarding the security or safety zones may contact the Coast Guard Sector Buffalo Command Center by calling 716-843-9526.