Dublin Express Oil Spill, Staten Island, New York; Arthur Kill, Staten Island, NY
NOAA initial notification: “On March 28, 2019, the USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC that the Container Vessel Dublin Express's hull was damaged by a container that fell from her deck in heavy sea conditions. It is reported that between 12 and 16 containers were lost. As the vessel was docking, […]”[1]
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Posted 2 Apr 2019
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“News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District PA Detachment New York Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment New York Office: (212) 514-4291 After Hours: (917) 703-0983 PA Detachment New York online newsroom Unified Command continues Arthur Kill Waterway cleanup Editors' Note: Click on images to download a high-resolution version. NEW YORK – The Unified Command continues to respond to […]” Current outcome is not independently verified by seahazards.[4]
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4 dated source records · 28 Mar 2019 to 2 Apr 2019NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “On March 28, 2019, the USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC that the Container Vessel Dublin Express's hull was damaged by a container that fell from her deck in heavy sea conditions. It is reported that between 12 and 16 containers were lost. As the vessel was docking, crew members observed an oil sheen behind the vessel. Areas along the shoreline of Elizabeth NJ have been impacted. An unknown amount of #6 bunker fuel was released. The USCG is on-scene. USCG has requested a NOAA trajectory.”
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Milestone 1 of 4: 28 Mar 2019. NOAA incident record opened. NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track
NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “On March 28, 2019, the USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC that the Container Vessel Dublin Express's hull was damaged by a container that fell from her deck in heavy sea conditions. It is reported that between 12 and 16 containers were lost. As the vessel was docking, crew members observed an oil sheen behind the vessel. Areas along the shoreline of Elizabeth NJ have been impacted. An unknown amount of #6 bunker fuel was released. The USCG is on-scene. USCG has requested a NOAA trajectory.”
NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track (40.557°, -74.215°)
USCG News Release; 31 March 2019
Source report excerpt: “News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District PA Detachment New York Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment New York Office: (212) 514-4291 After Hours: (917) 703-0983 PA Detachment New York online newsroom Coast Guard, partner agencies responding to reports of tar balls and oil sheen off coast of Rockaway, NY NEW YORK— The U.S. Coast Guard, along with partner agencies, are responding to reports of oil sheen and tar balls, on the ocean side of Coney Island and Long Island, from Norton Point to Atlantic Beach, Saturday. Responders are assessing both shoreline and waterway impact, and investigating to determine the source and cause of the condition, including a possible connection to Thursday’s […]”
Unified Command responds to reports of tar balls and sheen off coast of Rockaway, NY
Source report excerpt: “News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District PA Detachment New York Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment New York Office: (212) 514-4291 After Hours: (917) 703-0983 PA Detachment New York online newsroom Unified Command responds to reports of tar balls and sheen off coast of Rockaway, NY Editors' Note: Click on images to download high-resolution version. NEW YORK — Members of the Unified Command for Goethals Oil Spill continue responding to a report of sheening and tar balls received Saturday from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC). During shoreline assessments conducted Sunday afternoon, members of the Unified Command Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Technique […]”
USCG Press Release
Source report excerpt: “News Release U.S. Coast Guard 1st District PA Detachment New York Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment New York Office: (212) 514-4291 After Hours: (917) 703-0983 PA Detachment New York online newsroom Unified Command continues Arthur Kill Waterway cleanup Editors' Note: Click on images to download a high-resolution version. NEW YORK – The Unified Command continues to respond to an oil discharge, which occurred in the Arthur Kill Waterway on Thursday. The Unified Command deployed personnel and assets today to perform cleanup operations in impacted areas of Elizabethport Reach, including Elizabeth Marina, New Jersey, and Jacob Riis Park, New York. Cleanup crews worked along Rockaway Beach […]”
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- 1.Dublin Express Oil Spill, Staten Island, New York; Arthur Kill, Staten Island, NY ↗NOAA Office of Response and Restoration · 28 Mar 2019
- 2.USCG News Release; 31 March 2019 ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 31 Mar 2019
- 3.Unified Command responds to reports of tar balls and sheen off coast of Rockaway, NY ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 31 Mar 2019
- 4.USCG Press Release ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 2 Apr 2019
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NOAAORR-9872 NOAA response record
Dublin Express Oil Spill, Staten Island, New York; Arthur Kill, Staten Island, NY. Arthur Kill, Staten Island, NY. 1. On March 28, 2019, the USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC that the Container Vessel Dublin Express's hull was damaged by a container that fell from her deck in heavy sea conditions. It is reported that between 12 and 16 containers were lost. As the vessel was docking, crew members observed an oil sheen behind the vessel. Areas along the shoreline of Elizabeth NJ have been impacted. An unknown amount of #6 bunker fuel was released. The USCG is on-scene. USCG has requested a NOAA trajectory. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 BUNKER FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.557N 074.215W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9872: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9872Open record and warning history →
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