A tanker carrying nearly half a million
barrels of low sulphur fuel oil and aground in the Ambrose Channel
about two miles off Coney Island Thursday morning.The Coast Guard says the ship is not leaking and no one has been hurt.
Officials say "The White Sea" has deployed a boom to contain any
oil that leaks out. The Coast Guard says something went wrong with the
steering and the 800 foot long tanker got stuck in the channel’s sandy
bottom.The boat was moved to the side where tug boats are now working to free it.