Spills · oil

80 merrick rd, rockville centre, ny 11570, USA

Gasoline Tank Truck Spill, Long Island, Ny · NOAAORR-10420

issued
2022-02-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-03-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-03-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.657, -73.654
vessel
TANKER TRUCK · 10 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Gasoline Tank Truck Spill, Long Island, NY.
80 Merrick Rd, Rockville Centre, NY 11570, USA.
1. On February 16, 2022, the USCG Sector Long Island Sound contacted the Mid-Atlantic NOAA SSC about a gasoline tanker truck that was involved in an accident in East Rockaway, NY and was involved in a major fire. The truck was carrying approximately 11,000 gallons of gasoline and an unknown quantity of fuel from the tanker had spilled into a nearby drain. The USCG requested fate analysis and assistance from NOAA.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 11000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.657N 073.654W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10420: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10420

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