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Montville, ct, USA

Overfill Spill On Offshore Supply Ship; Montville, Ct · NOAAORR-10667

issued
2023-09-13 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-09-27 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-09-27 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.438, -72.096
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Overfill Spill on Offshore Supply Ship; Montville, CT.
Montville, CT, USA.
1. At approximately 3pm EDT on September 13 CT DEEP notified the NOAA SSC about a spill onboard the Atlantic Oceanic while fueling at the Gateway Terminal on the Thames River north of New London, CT. A small sheen was reported.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 50 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.438N 072.096W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10667: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10667

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