Spills · oil

Lyndhurst, nj, USA

Vegetable Oil Spill; North Arlington, New Jersey · NOAAORR-10959

issued
2025-04-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-05-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-05-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.779, -74.112
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Vegetable Oil Spill; North Arlington, New Jersey.
Lyndhurst, NJ, USA.
1. On April 18, 2025, USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC that as a result of a fire at the Levchak Oil Company, located in North Arlington, NJ, an estimated 20,000 gallons of cooking oil was released into a marsh adjacent to the Hackensack River. SSC provided USCG with information about product spilled, response recommendations and potential environmental impacts.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: VEGETABLE, PEANUT AND SOYBEAN OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.779N 074.112W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10959: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10959

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