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Providence rhode island

Tank Leak; Providence Rhode Island · 9 messages · 1986-04-25 to 1986-08-22

status
closed 1986-08-22 00:00Z
opened
1986-04-25 00:00Z
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.829, -71.410
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-6357

Timeline · 9 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-91321986-04-25 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-05-09 00:00Z
    Nantucket harbor, maoil
    F/V in Nantucket Harbor; Nantucket Harbor, MA.
    Nantucket Harbor, MA.
    1. F/V grounded in Nantucket Harbor and breaking up. 600-1600 gal of diesel aboard. Winds from N to NE to 35 kts . OIl leaking and swirling around pill and pilings.
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 41.276N 070.089W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9132: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9132
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-63571986-04-25 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-05-09 00:00Z
    Nantucket island harbor, massachusetts
    F/V Gertrude D; Nantucket Island Harbor, Massachusetts.
    Nantucket Island Harbor, Massachusetts.
    1. On April 25, 1986 the Gertrude D, a fishing vessel, was reported grounded in the southwest portion of Nantucket Harbor. A heavy sheen was observed to be coming from the vessel, which had 1,600 gallons of diesel on board. Upon inspection by the U.S. Coast Guard, a heavy concentration of oil was observed to have collected between the piers at the nearby Nantucket Boat Basin. Due to the 25-30 knot winds in the area, no transportation to the island was operating. USCG district 1.
    2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1600 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 41.285N 070.087W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6357: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6357
  3. 3
    NOAAORR-91331986-04-30 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-05-14 00:00Z
    Martha's vinyard, maoil
    F/V Marth's Vinyard; Martha's Vinyard, MA.
    Martha's Vinyard, MA.
    1. F/V with 8000 gal diesel sank off Martha's Vinyard-Elizabeth Island.
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 41.430N 070.753W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9133: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9133
  4. 4
    NOAAORR-91361986-05-08 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-05-22 00:00Z
    Woods hole, maoil
    F/V Grounded; Woods Hole, MA.
    Woods Hole, MA.
    1. Fishing Vessel grounded near the mouth of Woods Hole wiht 3000 gal #2 on board. Small amount of sheen seen in passage.
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 41.514N 070.667W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9136: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9136
  5. 5
    NOAAORR-63691986-06-15 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-06-29 00:00Z
    Fall river, massachusetts
    F/S Harbel Cutlas; Fall River, Massachusetts.
    Fall River, Massachusetts.
    1. On June 15, 1986, approximately 700 gallons of latex was lost during transfer operations from the F/S Harbel Cutlass to the Borden and Remington facility in Fall River, Massachusetts. All transfer operations were immediately secured upon noticing the spill. A minor red and white sheen was observed downstream of the incident and dissipating. USCG district 1.
    2. COMMODITY: LATEX. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 700 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 41.696N 071.169W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6369: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6369
  6. 6
    NOAAORR-63711986-06-16 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-06-30 00:00Z
    New bedford harbor, new bedford, massachusetts
    F/V Alydar; New Bedford Harbor, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
    New Bedford Harbor, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
    1. On June 16, 1986, when the fishing vessel Alydar sank at the New Bedford North Terminal, a sheen of diesel was visible in the New Bedford Harbor. The owner of the vessel could not be immediately identified. USCG district 1.
    2. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
    3. POSITION 41.645N 070.917W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6371: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6371
  7. 7
    NOAAORR-63741986-06-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-07-04 00:00Z
    Warwick, rhode island
    Darryl Johnson Landscaping Co.; Warwick, Rhode Island.
    Warwick, Rhode Island.
    1. On June 16, 1986, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office in Providence, Rhode Island received a report from the Warwick Fire Department that a lawn care tank truck owned by Darryl Johnson Landscaping Co. had spilled a chemical called Dicamba onto the ground and into a drain that leads to Warwick Pond, Warwick, Rhode Island. USCG district 1.
    2. COMMODITY: DICAMBA.
    3. POSITION 41.704N 071.402W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6374: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6374
  8. 8
    NOAAORR-63851986-07-29 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-08-12 00:00Z
    Home oil company; weweantic river, buzzards bay, wareham, massachusetts
    Home Oil Company; Weweantic River, Buzzards Bay, Wareham, Massachusetts.
    Weweantic River, Buzzards Bay, Wareham, Massachusetts.
    1. On July 29, 1986, a heating oil tank truck owned by the Home Oil Company overturned and released approximately 2,800 gallons of heating oil into a bog off of Route 195 in the vicinity of the Weweantic River at Wareham, Massachusetts. USCG district 1.
    2. COMMODITY: HEATING OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2800 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 41.763N 070.746W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6385: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6385
  9. 9
    NOAAORR-63931986-08-08 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-08-22 00:00Z
    Providence rhode island
    Tank Leak; Providence Rhode Island.
    Providence Rhode Island.
    1. On August 8, 1986, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reported that eight 100-pound containers of sodium cyanide had spilled onto Interstate 195 East near Providence. Personnel from the Rhode Island DEM and the Providence Fire Department reported on-scene. USCG district 1.
    2. COMMODITY: SODIUM CYANIDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 800 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 41.829N 071.410W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6393: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6393

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