Latest news with #DepartmentOfEnvironmentalProtection
CBS News
25-05-2025
- CBS News
Worker killed in sewage boat explosion on New York City's Hudson River
An explosion Saturday morning aboard a sewage boat docked on New York City's Hudson River killed one city worker and injured two others, officials said. Three Department of Environmental Protection employees were working on the vessel docked at the North River Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in West Harlem when the explosion occurred at about 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, New York City Fire Department Deputy Assistant Chief David Simms told reporters. Video captured heavy black smoke billowing into the air. A New York City Department of Environmental Protection worker was killed when an explosion occurred aboard a sewage boat docked on the Hudson River on May 24, 2025. Citizen app One DEP employee was pronounced dead at the scene of the explosion, Simms said, which occurred near 135th Street in Manhattan. Two others were taken to area hospitals. There conditions were not provided. "Upon arrival, units discovered a large explosion had occurred in one of the holds on the tank," Simms said. "This vessel transports raw sewage from New York City to the sewage treatment plant." The deceased victim "was blown by the force of the explosion in between the pier and the vessel itself," Simms disclosed. Simms said the cause is under investigation. The U.S. Coast Guard wrote on X that the "incident" was "reportedly linked to hot work aboard a docked boat." New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement that, "At this time, there is no suspicion of criminality and no impact on the facility." NYC worker dies in boat explosion DEP Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala said in a statement the worker killed served the city for more than three decades. His name was not immediately released. "The entire DEP family is grieving today," Aggarwala said, adding, "He was a valued and experienced member of the Bureau of Wastewater Treatment, and his decades of service reflect his commitment to DEP's mission." In his statement, Adams said that he was "devastated to hear about the tragic death of a dedicated Department of Environmental Protection employee who lost his life today while working on a boat at one of our city's wastewater resource recovery facilities. This devoted public servant gave 33 years of service to New York City, and our hearts go out to his family, friends, and colleagues during this painful time." There does not appear to be any environmental impact from the explosion at this time, a city official told CBS News New York. The U.S. Coast Guard wrote in a social media post that no pollution had been reported in the Hudson following the explosion, describing the "situation as stable" The plant's operations were not affected, officials said.
The Sun
24-05-2025
- The Sun
One dead and two left injured after boat explodes on Hudson River during NYC Fleet Week
A WORKER was killed and two others injured when a sewage barge exploded on the Hudson River during New York City's Fleet Week. The blast erupted around 10.30am Saturday on a Department of Environmental Protection vessel docked near West 138th Street in Manhattan, officials said. 1 The barge — which was transporting raw sewage to the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant — suddenly blew up, sending a 59-year-old man flying into the river. 'Officials arrived at the scene to find a large explosion had ripped through the ship's hull,' NYPD said. The worker, who was welding the hull at the time of the explosion, became trapped between the vessel and the dock and later died of his injuries. It is not yet clear whether the fatal wounds were caused by the blast itself or the impact after he was thrown into the water. .
