Spills
Fall river, massachusetts
F/s Harbel Cutlas; Fall River, Massachusetts · NOAAORR-6369
- issued
- 1986-06-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1986-06-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1986-06-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.696, -71.169
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/S Harbel Cutlas; Fall River, Massachusetts. Fall River, Massachusetts. 1. On June 15, 1986, approximately 700 gallons of latex was lost during transfer operations from the F/S Harbel Cutlass to the Borden and Remington facility in Fall River, Massachusetts. All transfer operations were immediately secured upon noticing the spill. A minor red and white sheen was observed downstream of the incident and dissipating. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: LATEX. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 700 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.696N 071.169W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6369: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6369
This area · spills & pollution incidents
524 within 180 nm since 1972 · 11 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- 1 fernbrook st, yonkers, ny 107052026-07-03
- Montauk, ny, USA2026-06-25
- Winthrop, ma 02152, USA2026-06-05
- Provincetown, ma, USA2026-03-12
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Timeline · 9 messages since 1986-04-25 · closed 1986-08-22
- Nantucket harbor, ma1986-04-25 → 1986-05-09
- Nantucket island harbor, massachusetts1986-04-25 → 1986-05-09
- Martha's vinyard, ma1986-04-30 → 1986-05-14
- Woods hole, ma1986-05-08 → 1986-05-22
- Fall river, massachusetts this message1986-06-15 → 1986-06-29
- New bedford harbor, new bedford, massachusetts1986-06-16 → 1986-06-30
- Warwick, rhode island1986-06-20 → 1986-07-04
- Home oil company; weweantic river, buzzards bay, wareham, massachusetts1986-07-29 → 1986-08-12
- Providence rhode island1986-08-08 → 1986-08-22
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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