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New york, ny

Mystery Diesel Spill; New York, Ny · NOAAORR-6126

issued
2006-09-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2006-10-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
2006-10-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.642, -74.143
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Diesel Spill; New York, NY.
New York, NY.
1. On 9/21/06 at approximately 0600 EDT, USCG Sector NY was notified by passing vessels of a mystery fuel oil spill in New York Harbor. Heavy sheen is reported in the from north of the VZ Bridge to east of the Bayonne Bridge. Sector New York is currently investigating the source and responding to this information. A CG team has reported a heavy rainbow sheen with no recoverable product in the vicinity of Bayonne Bridge on the New Jersey side. A NYPD overflight reports that the fuel oil may have entered Newark Bay. A CG Auxiliary Flight is scheduled to evaluate for the area. NOAA was requested to provide WX and trajectory
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
3. POSITION 40.642N 074.143W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6126: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6126

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  1. On september 6, 2006 an oil spill was discovered at the conoco phillips bayway refinery, carteret, new jersey2006-09-08 → 2006-09-22
  2. New york, ny this message2006-09-22 → 2006-10-06

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