South of montauk point, ny

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   NOAAORR-10492003-04-17 00:00Z → cancelled 2003-05-01 00:00Z
   The fishing vessel F/V leader carrying 9,000 gallons of diesel fuel ran aground on the beach near napeaquegrounding

   F/V Leader Aground; Napeaque, NY.
   Napeaque, NY.
   1. The fishing vessel F/V Leader carrying 9,000 gallons of diesel fuel ran aground on the beach near Napeaque. NY, location 40 degrees, 59 minutes, N; 72 degrees, 04 minutes, W, after the helmsman fell asleep. The F/V Leader contacted a tug and was pulled off the beach and towed to New Bedford, MA. No pollution occurred. NOAA provided weather information and a trajectory analysis.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 9000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
   3. POSITION 40.983N 072.067W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1049: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1049

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   NOAAORR-10622003-05-12 00:00Z → cancelled 2003-05-26 00:00Z
   South of montauk point, nyoil

   T/V Asphalt Victory; South of Montauk Point, NY.
   South of Montauk Point, NY.
   1. On 12 May 2003 Marine Safety Office (MSO) Long Island Sound (LIS) was notified by MSO Providence that the T/V Asphalt Victory had an explosion on deck and spilled an unknown amount of asphalt. The explosion caused a 3-foot by 3-foot hole in the main deck. The potential amount reported was 80,000 barrels. The product is an Industrial Asphalt Roofer's Flux, with a specific gravity of 1.018. It is insoluble in water. It is expected to float in seawater. At the time of the explosion the vessel was located at 41 degrees 12 minutes N; 71 degrees 51 minutes W; approximately 50 miles south of Montauk Point, NY. The weather on-scene was winds expected from the south at 10 knots shifting to the west at 20-25 knots by the late afternoon hours. After about an hour the ship reported that the actual amount released to the sea by the explosion was about two gallons. The USCG requested weather and a [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: ASPHALT. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3360000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 41.200N 071.850W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1062: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1062