Spills · oil

Sporadic tar balls on northern new jersey beaches; long branch, nj

NOAAORR-10698

issued
2023-11-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-12-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-12-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.294, -73.978
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sporadic Tar Balls on Northern New Jersey Beaches; Long Branch, NJ.
Long Branch, NJ, USA.
1. On November 28, 2023, the NOAA SSC was notified by the USCG and NJ DEP of sporadic tarballs on northern NJ beaches. The amount, source, and extent is currently unknown. In response to these reports, a Unified Command was established by USCG Sectors New York and Del Bay alongside the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA, and Monmouth County. The Unified Command is responding to the incident and evaluating response and cleanup methods. The SSC went on-scene to assist with survey and cleanup recommendations
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 40.294N 073.978W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10698: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10698

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