Spills

Chelsea creek , boston, ma

Northeast Petroleum Corp.; Chelsea Creek , Boston, Ma · NOAAORR-6415

issued
1986-11-04 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-11-18 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-11-18 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
42.404, -71.019
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Northeast Petroleum Corp.; Chelsea Creek , Boston, MA.
Chelsea Creek , Boston, MA.
1. On November 4, 1986, approximately 175 feet of the retaining wall of the Northeast Petroleum Corporation tank farm, one of the largest in New England, collapsed into Chelsea Creek in Boston. Although the tank farm holds an estimated 395,000 barrels of oil products, only two storage tanks near the retaining wall were affected. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 42.404N 071.019W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6415: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6415

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Timeline · 2 messages since 1986-11-04 · closed 1986-12-11

  1. Chelsea creek , boston, ma this message1986-11-04 → 1986-11-18
  2. T/b interstate 70; boston harbor, mass1986-11-27 → 1986-12-11

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