Spills · event
East rutherford, new jersey
Matheson Compressed Gas; East Rutherford, New Jersey · 2 messages · 1987-06-12 to 1987-08-06
- status
- closed 1987-08-06 00:00Z
- opened
- 1987-06-12 00:00Z
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.848, -74.090
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-6479
Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-64791987-06-12 00:00Z → cancelled 1987-06-26 00:00ZOyster bay, new york
Commander Oil; Oyster Bay, New York. Oyster Bay, New York. 1. On June12, 1988, the SSC was notified by the Coast Guard COTP that the Commander Oil case was closed. The facility now has an operational recovery system which is working well and producing approximately 10 gallons of product per day, a new seawall of two-foot thick concrete has been inserted, the contaminated sediment removed, and new soil is in place. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation is overseeing the marsh grass replanting. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: OIL. 3. POSITION 40.873N 073.528W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6479: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6479
- 2NOAAORR-64851987-07-23 00:00Z → cancelled 1987-08-06 00:00ZEast rutherford, new jersey
Matheson Compressed Gas; East Rutherford, New Jersey. East Rutherford, New Jersey. 1. On July 23, 1987, the Matheson Compressed Gas facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey, reported the failure of a 50,000 gallon tank of 50% solution nitric acid. The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP), New York, dispatched investigators to the scene. USCG district 3. 2. COMMODITY: NITRIC ACID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 50000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.848N 074.090W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6485: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6485
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