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Hackensack, new jersey

Hackensack Estuary, Tank Farm; Hackensack, New Jersey · NOAAORR-6230

issued
1976-05-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1976-06-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
1976-06-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.733, -74.183
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hackensack Estuary, Tank Farm; Hackensack, New Jersey.
Hackensack, New Jersey.
1. On the morning of May 26, 1976, 47,619 barrels of No. 6 oil spilled into the Hackensack River estuary from the Wellen Oil Company tank farm in Jersey City, New Jersey. The oil moved upriver on incoming tides, and oiled marshes, mudflats, and the banks of the Hackensack River. Cleanup operations were supervised by the United States Coast Guard and the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission. USCG district 1. Keyword: Containment boom, vacuum truck, reoiling, vegetation cutting, disposal..
2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.733N 074.183W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6230: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6230

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