Richmond cr., staten island, ny

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   NOAAORR-70831995-02-10 00:00Z → cancelled 1995-02-24 00:00Z
   Sandy hook, new jersey

   T/V Mormac Star; Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
   Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
   1. At approximately 1930 on February 10, 1995, the USCG Group New York received a call from the Vessel Traffic Service informing them that the inbound T/V Mormac Star was hard aground next to Sandy Hook Channel between buoys 4 and 6 with her port side extending into the channel. The vessel was carrying 112,000 barrels of Jet A fuel and 135,000 barrels of #2 fuel oil. USCG district 1. Keyword: containment boom, evaporation, forward-looking infrared radar (FLIR).
   2. COMMODITY: #2 FUEL OIL, JET A FUEL.
   3. POSITION 40.467N 073.956W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7083: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7083

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   NOAAORR-70841995-02-15 00:00Z → cancelled 1995-03-01 00:00Z
   Richmond cr., staten island, ny

   NYC Transit Authority; Richmond Cr., Staten Island, NY.
   Richmond Cr., Staten Island, NY.
   1. At 0200 on 15 February, 1995, the COTP NY was notified by the NYC Fire Depot. of a spill of 17,000 gallons (later reduced to 5,000 gal.) of number 1 oil originating from a NYC Transit Authority bus depot in Staten Island, NY. An unknown amount of oil was released into the Richmond Creek, a tributary to the Fresh Kills and Arthur Kill. The weather was winds 20 to 25 knots and air temperature 32 degrees F. Areas of open water (not covered by ice) on Richmond Cr. contained oil approximately one quarter inch thick with an unknown amount under the ice. Clean-up contractor placed containment and defection boom in areas of open water on Richmond Cr. and Fresh Kills in case product reached those areas. Benzene tests in drainage system produced negative results. Duration of response was approximately two weeks. USCG district 1. Keyword: containment boom, evaporation, filter fences, sorbent boom, [...]
   2. COMMODITY: # 1 OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 40.580N 074.183W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7084: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7084