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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
- 1NOAAORR-91321986-04-25 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-05-09 00:00ZNantucket 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
- 2NOAAORR-63571986-04-25 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-05-09 00:00ZNantucket 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
- 3NOAAORR-91331986-04-30 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-05-14 00:00ZMartha'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
- 4NOAAORR-91361986-05-08 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-05-22 00:00ZWoods 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
- 5NOAAORR-63691986-06-15 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-06-29 00:00ZFall 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
- 6NOAAORR-63711986-06-16 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-06-30 00:00ZNew 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
- 7NOAAORR-63741986-06-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-07-04 00:00ZWarwick, 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
- 8NOAAORR-63851986-07-29 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-08-12 00:00ZHome 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
- 9NOAAORR-63931986-08-08 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-08-22 00:00ZProvidence 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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