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Kill van kull, port of new york

Standard Tank; Kill Van Kull, Port of New York · NOAAORR-6285

issued
1985-10-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-10-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-10-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.647, -74.108
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Standard Tank; Kill Van Kull, Port of New York.
Kill Van Kull, Port of New York.
1. On October 1, 1985 the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) of New York received a report of a large, black oil slick in the Kill Van Kull. The majority of the spilled oil remained in the Kill Van Kill, although some drifted up into Newark Bay, and some flowed through the Narrows, beneath the Varrazano Narrows Bridge, and out into the Lower New York Bay. In the Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay, the oil tended to collect in piers and along bulkheads, staining pilings and seawalls. In addition, tarballs collected on a 3-mile stretch of beach along the eastern shore of Staten Island. USCG district 3.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 40.647N 074.108W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6285: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6285

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Timeline · 3 messages since 1985-10-02 · closed 1985-11-08

  1. Kill van kull, port of new york this message1985-10-02 → 1985-10-16
  2. Linden, new jersey1985-10-21 → 1985-11-04
  3. East rockway inlet, ny1985-10-25 → 1985-11-08

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