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Long beach, new york

Long Island Lighting Co.; Long Beach, New York · NOAAORR-6275

issued
1985-02-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-02-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-02-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.588, -73.662
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Long Island Lighting Co.; Long Beach, New York.
Long Beach, New York.
1. LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO (LILCO) REPORTED TO NRC A RELEASE OF #2 OIL FROM A STORAGE TANK ON THEIR FACILITY NEAR LONG BEACH, NY. * INITIAL REPORT IS TANK WAS NEAR CAPACCITY AT 450,000 GAL OF #2. LEACK WAS FROM A FLANGE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. OIL WAS CONTANED WITHIN A 10 TO 12 FOOT DIKED CONTAINMENT AREA, HOWEVER, THE SEALS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DIKE LEAK. * INITIAL ESTIMATE IS THAT AT LEAST 100,000 GALLONS OF PRODUCT HAS LEAKED FROM THE CONTAINMENT AREA. THE TANK AND CONTAINMENT AREA IS SAID TO BE AN ESTIMATED 50 FEET FROM THE SHORELINE. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: #2 OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.588N 073.662W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6275: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6275

This area · spills & pollution incidents

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Timeline · 2 messages since 1985-02-10 · closed 1985-02-25

  1. Long beach, new york this message1985-02-10 → 1985-02-24
  2. Long beach, ny1985-02-11 → 1985-02-25

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Spills

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