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Kill van kull, new york

Concho; Kill Van Kull, New York · NOAAORR-6259

issued
1981-01-19 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1981-02-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
1981-02-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.583, -74.017
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Concho; Kill Van Kull, New York.
Kill Van Kull, New York.
1. On the afternoon of January 19, 1981, the tank vessel Concho grounded in the eastern end of Kill Van Kull, off the northeastern tip of Staten Island. The bottom port side of the ship suffered damage. As the vessel continued down the Narrows towards New York Lower Bay, crewmen noted that it was listing to port. The vessel was deliberately grounded in Gravesend Bay off Brooklyn to prevent its sinking. The Concho was carrying 207,269 barrels of No. 6 Fuel Oil. Approximately 1,786 barrels of oil were spilled into the water. USCG district 1. Keyword: Atlantic Strike Team (AST), self-propelled skimmer, boom, Air-Deliverable Anti-Pollution Transfer System (ADAPTS), lightering, volunteers..
2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 75000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.583N 074.017W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6259: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6259

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