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Long island sound, glen cove, new york

T/b Rhode Island; Long Island Sound, Glen Cove, New York · NOAAORR-6419

issued
1986-11-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-12-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-12-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.855, -73.654
vessel
BARGE RHODE ISLAND · 3 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/B Rhode Island; Long Island Sound, Glen Cove, New York.
Long Island Sound, Glen Cove, New York.
1. On November 18, 1986, the tank barge Rhode Island was en route from Bayonne, New Jersey to New London, Connecticut when it was suspected to have released an estimated 450 gallons of number 6 fuel oil into the waters of Long Island Sound. Oil was most visible at Hempstead Harbor and between Oak Neck Point and Rocky Point on Long Island's North Shore. USCG district 3.
2. COMMODITY: NUMBER 6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 450 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.855N 073.654W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6419: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6419

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Timeline · 3 messages since 1986-11-14 · closed 1986-12-18

  1. Jamaica bay, new york, new york1986-11-14 → 1986-11-28
  2. Long island sound, glen cove, new york this message1986-11-18 → 1986-12-02
  3. Savannah river, garden city, georgia1986-12-04 → 1986-12-18

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