Spills · grounding
The fishing vessel F/V leader carrying 9,000 gallons of diesel fuel ran aground on the beach near napeaque
F/V Leader Aground; Napeaque, Ny · Napeaque, Ny · NOAAORR-1049
- issued
- 2003-04-17 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-05-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2003-05-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.983, -72.067
- vessels
- F/V LEADER · 4 messagesF/V LEADER CONTACTED A TUG
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Leader Aground; Napeaque, NY. Napeaque, NY. 1. The fishing vessel F/V Leader carrying 9,000 gallons of diesel fuel ran aground on the beach near Napeaque. NY, location 40 degrees, 59 minutes, N; 72 degrees, 04 minutes, W, after the helmsman fell asleep. The F/V Leader contacted a tug and was pulled off the beach and towed to New Bedford, MA. No pollution occurred. NOAA provided weather information and a trajectory analysis. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 9000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 40.983N 072.067W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1049: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1049
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2003-04-17 · closed 2003-05-26
- The fishing vessel F/V leader carrying 9,000 gallons of diesel fuel ran aground on the beach near napeaque this message2003-04-17 → 2003-05-01
- South of montauk point, ny2003-05-12 → 2003-05-26
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