Spills · oil
Montauk pt, ny
F/V Miss Caroline; Montauk Pt, Ny · NOAAORR-6061
- issued
- 2006-02-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2006-03-02 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2006-03-02 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.833, -71.897
- vessel
- F/V MISS CAROLINE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Miss Caroline; Montauk Pt, NY. Montauk Pt, NY. 1. The 66-foot fishing vessel "MISS CAROLINE" capsized and is adrift 14 miles south of Montauk Pt, Long Island, NY. The incident occurred at 0900 local. The vessel is afloat with 2-4 feet of freeboard. USCG models predict that the vessel will come aground on Long Island in approximately 30 hours, but the USCG contacted the NOAA SSC for vessel and fuel trajectories. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.833N 071.897W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6061: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6061
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2006-01-03 · closed 2006-03-02
- Long island, ny2006-01-03 → 2006-01-17
- Montauk pt, ny this message2006-02-16 → 2006-03-02
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