Spills
Providence rhode island
Tank Leak; Providence Rhode Island · NOAAORR-6393
- issued
- 1986-08-08 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1986-08-22 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1986-08-22 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.829, -71.410
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tank Leak; Providence Rhode Island. Providence Rhode Island. 1. On August 8, 1986, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reported that eight 100-pound containers of sodium cyanide had spilled onto Interstate 195 East near Providence. Personnel from the Rhode Island DEM and the Providence Fire Department reported on-scene. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: SODIUM CYANIDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 800 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.829N 071.410W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6393: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6393
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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- 700 rockaway tpke, lawrence, ny 11559, USA2026-08-19
- Coast guard pier; new haven, connecticut2026-07-09
- 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, massachusetts1986-06-15 → 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 island this message1986-08-08 → 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
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.