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Sandy hook, nj
The-india; Sandy Hook, Nj · 4 messages · 2015-08-02 to 2015-09-27
- status
- closed 2015-09-27 00:00Z
- opened
- 2015-08-02 00:00Z
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.467, -74.000
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-8971
Timeline · 4 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-89712015-08-02 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-08-16 00:00ZOn august 2, 2015, the uscg sector new york notified noaa of an oil spill from a pipeline into the kill van…pipeline
IMTT Bayonne; Bayonne, NJ. Bayonne, NJ. 1. On August 2, 2015, the USCG Sector New York notified NOAA of an oil spill from a pipeline into the Kill Van Kull, near Bayonne, NJ. The source of the oil is a pipeline owned by IMTT. It was estimated that 350 barrels of #6 oil was released at 2200 on the night of 1 August. The company reported that most of the oil was contained in boom. The USCG requested a trajectory to help locate any uncontained oil at first light. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 14700 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE. 3. POSITION 40.648N 074.112W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8971: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8971
- 2NOAAORR-91642015-08-28 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-09-11 00:00ZSandy hook, njoil
FV El Jeffe; Sandy Hook, NJ. Sandy Hook, NJ. 1. On August 28, 2015, NOAA was contacted by the USCG Sector NY Incident Management Division requesting a trajectory for a sunken fishing vessel just off Sandy Hook, NJ. The boat is not leaking at this time and the trajectory is in preparation for upcoming salvage activities. The amount of oil on board the vessel is unknown, but the suspected amount is approximately 200 gallons of diesel. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.483N 074.014W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9164: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9164
- 3NOAAORR-91752015-09-13 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-09-27 00:00ZSandy hook, njgrounding
PRECIOUS TIME II; Sandy Hook, NJ. Sandy Hook, NJ. 1. On September 13, 2015, the USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC about a 29 foot recreational fishing vessel, THE PRECIOUS II, that grounded on the northern end of Sandy Hook. The location is part of Gateway National Park and managed by National Park Service. The vessel contained a max potential 300 gallons of gasoline. The area is considered an extremely environmentally sensitive area, due to the presence of piping plovers, American Tiger Beetle and Beach Amerynthe, endangered plant. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 40.482N 074.004W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9175: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9175
- 4NOAAORR-91732015-09-13 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-09-27 00:00ZSandy hook, njderelict
THE-INDIA; Sandy Hook, NJ. Sandy Hook, NJ. 1. On September 13, 2015, the USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC about a capsized vessel off of Sandy Hook, NJ. It is a 25 foot commercial tow vessel that capsized. Vessel has as much as 150 gallons of gasoline on board. USCG requested that NOAA prepare a trajectory. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 150 GALLONS. TAGS: DERELICT. 3. POSITION 40.467N 074.000W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9173: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9173
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