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Passaic river, nj
Orange Peel Oil Spill; Passaic River, Nj · 4 messages · 2015-05-03 to 2015-06-30
- status
- closed 2015-06-30 00:00Z
- opened
- 2015-05-03 00:00Z
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.814, -74.344
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-8920
Timeline · 4 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-89202015-05-03 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-05-17 00:00ZEastern long island soundoil
Mystery Long I. Sound sheen; Eastern Long Island Sound. Eastern Long Island Sound. 1. On May 3, 2015, a 1500 ft by 200 ft mystery sheen was reported to the CG. The sheen was in the middle of Eastern Long Island Sound and about 2 nm from the closest land. USCG requested a trajectory analysis. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL SHEEN. 3. POSITION 40.935N 073.624W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8920: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8920
- 2NOAAORR-89292015-05-10 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-05-24 00:00ZOn may 10, 2015, noaa was notified by the uscg sector new york that after a fire and explosion at the indian…oil
Indian Point Energy Center; Buchanan, NY. Buchanan, NY. 1. On May 10, 2015, NOAA was notified by the USCG Sector New York that after a fire and explosion at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in Buchanan, NY (along the eastern shore of the Hudson River) approximately 17,000 gallons of transformer oil had been released into a diked area. Initially no oil was reported in the Hudson River, but later a sheen was observed and the USCG requested trajectory support. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: TRANSFORMER OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 17000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.271N 073.954W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8929: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8929
- 3NOAAORR-89432015-06-03 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-06-17 00:00ZHarlem river, new york, nypipeline
Con Edison Transformer Oil; Harlem River, New York, NY. Harlem River, New York, NY. 1. On June 3, 2015, the USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC of a dielectric oil spill from a Con Edison power line. Con Edison is working to find the breach in the line and conduct oil recovery, line repair and soil remediation. 2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 400000 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE. 3. POSITION 40.861N 073.917W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8943: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8943
- 4NOAAORR-89512015-06-16 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-06-30 00:00ZPassaic river, njoil
Orange Peel Oil Spill; Passaic River, NJ. Passaic River, NJ. 1. On June 16, 2015, The NOAA SSC was notified by USCG Sector New York of a 700 gallon orange oil spill into a small stream that leads into the Passaic River, near East Hanover, NJ. The incident occurred on June 15. The USCG requested potential fate and effects information on the product. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: ORANGE PEEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 700 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.814N 074.344W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8951: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8951
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