On Sunday, crews at NAS Jax planned to remove some of the material inside the containment boom in a Boeing 737 that went into the St. Johns River days before.
The floating absorbent material is located inside the red and orange perimeter barriers that are surrounding the plane.
That material is used to absorb jet fuel or other possible contaminants.
On Saturday, Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman went out to the site. She said they didn’t see any visual signs of oil slicks or lost fuel near the crash site. But there was a strong stench.
"We're still observing the river to see if there are short-term or long-term impacts," Rinaman said.
"We went out to the site this [Sunday] morning, it didn't seem to have quite a smell of fuel," she said. "Yesterday, you could smell it more, so that's a good sign that the efforts to contain it are successful."
"The concern is that acute toxicity of any marine life that came in contact with the fuel that may have issues and also any damage with the habitat," she said.
Rinaman urges anyone boating along the St. Johns River that may see wildlife in contact with fuel or a potential oil slick on the river to call the Florida Department of Environmental Protection at 1-800-320-0519.
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