21 february 2003 - the noaa ssc was contacted multiple times around 1100 and requested to report to the uscg…

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   NOAAORR-11492003-02-05 00:00Z → cancelled 2003-02-19 00:00Z
   Coastal new jersey, njoil

   Mystery Spill; Coastal New Jersey, NJ.
   Coastal New Jersey, NJ.
   1. The SSC was notified of the initial impacts on Tuesday afternoon. It was reported as scattered tarballs along a 10 -- 12 mile stretch of the NJ ocean beaches from Manisquan Inlet to Seaside Heights. The SSC recommended that overflights and SCAT patrols look on the inside of the coastal inlets, as oil might have migrated inside the bay areas on incoming flood tides. Cleanup recommendations and bird recovery and rehabilitation strategies were also discussed. The NOAA Damage Assessment Coordinator was also notified. The NMFS noted that a number of seals (Harbor, harp, hooded, and grey) may be in the area. So far there have been about 20 birds affected (both dead and for rehab). Species include cormorants, ganets, seagulls, and red-throated loons. Manual cleanup operations were underway. With the impending storm cleanup efforts were focused on removal of the gross oil (larger tarballs and [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 OIL.
   3. POSITION 40.199N 074.007W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1149: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1149

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   NOAAORR-10442003-02-21 00:00Z → cancelled 2003-03-07 00:00Z
   21 february 2003 - the noaa ssc was contacted multiple times around 1100 and requested to report to the uscg…oil

   Staten Island Facility Fire; NY.
   NY.
   1. 21 February 2003 - The NOAA SSC was contacted multiple times around 1100 and requested to report to the USCG Activities New York command center on Staten Island, NY. Upon arriving at the command center at noon the SSC was briefed about the barge explosion and subsequent gasoline spill. The barge (what was left of it) and manifold system on the dock were still on fire. The location of the ExxonMobile facility was: 40deg 31.5 N / 74deg 14.5 W. Trajectory and weather support were requested ASAP as well as resources at risk. Oil weathering calculations determined that the gasoline would evaporate very quickly (about 90% in the first several hours). The two major biological concerns from the environmental point of view were rafting waterfowl and potential fish kill. The SSC recommended that the fire be left burning as long as possible as long as it posed no further hazard to the facility or [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2400000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 40.525N 074.242W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1044: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1044