Diesel fuel spill near Kennebunk beach prompts warning from officials

2 injured after fishing boat collides with schooner off southern Maine

KENNEBUNK, Maine (WGME) — Two people were injured after two boats collided off the coast of Kennebunk. The crash happened late Thursday afternoon about a mile from the jetty at the Kennebunk River. Kennebunk Fire-Rescue Chief Justin Cooper said a commercial fishing boat called “The Flying Dutchman” hit a chartered schooner named “Eleanor.” One person on each boat was injured, he said. The sailboat had damage to the hull and took on water and the…

Boat collision causes diesel spill near Kennebunk beach

Officials say two people were injured when a fishing boat hit a sailing schooner Thursday afternoon a mile from the Kennebunk jetty.

New state law bolsters Red Hill fuel spill remediation efforts

A special state envoy has been tasked with better informing the public about contamination and remediation of Oahu’s freshwater aquifer polluted by the Navy’s Red Hill fuel storage facility. Gov. Josh Green on Friday signed a bill into law that directs a state Department of Land and Natural Resources official to develop a public dashboard to display water test results from sources around the Red Hill facility, which is being decommissioned by th…

Diesel fuel spill near Kennebunk beach prompts warning from officials

The fire chief is advising people not to swim or enter the water near Gooch's Beach until Friday morning.

Fishing boat collides with schooner off Kennebunk, causing diesel spill and injuries

Kennebunk Fire-Rescue says to avoid the Kennebunk beach area after a commercial fishing boat collided with a schooner, causing a diesel spill.

Diesel spill prompts water advisory near Kennebunkport and Kennebunk

A diesel spill from a vessel collision has led to a no-swim advisory near Government Wharf and Gooch's Beach until 8 a.m. Friday.