Spills · event
Helicopter crash in the east river; five dead; 26-02 1st st, long island city, ny 11102, USA
2 messages · 2018-02-01 to 2018-03-25
- status
- closed 2018-03-25 00:00Z
- opened
- 2018-02-01 00:00Z
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.778, -73.939
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-9662
Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-96622018-02-01 00:00Z → cancelled 2018-02-15 00:00ZSprague terminal; 37 berkeley st, stamford, ct 06902, USAoil
Sprague Terminal; 37 Berkeley St, Stamford, CT 06902, USA. 37 Berkeley St, Stamford, CT 06902, USA. 1. On January 31, 2018, the tank barge DOUBLE SKIN 301 was off loading #2 fuel oil to the Sprague Stamford facility in Stamford, CT when a discharge occurred from a transfer hose/manifold connection. The discharge impacted the facility's dock, riprap, waterway, and side of the barge. Product that entered the waterway was contained within the hard boom that had been previously deployed for the transfer. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.042N 073.545W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9662: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9662
- 2NOAAORR-96832018-03-11 00:00Z → cancelled 2018-03-25 00:00ZHelicopter crash in the east river; five dead; 26-02 1st st, long island city, ny 11102, USAoil
Helicopter Crash in the East River; Five Dead; 26-02 1st St, Long Island City, NY 11102, USA. 26-02 1st St, Long Island City, NY 11102, USA. 1. On March 11, 2018, the USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC about a sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the East River, Manhattan, New York. USCG inquired about weather forecast and strategy for addressing jet fuel discharge from helicopter. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: JP-5. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 150 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.778N 073.939W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9683: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9683
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