Spills
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
This area · spills & pollution incidents
630 within 180 nm since 1972 · 13 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Baltimore inner harbor2026-06-27
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- 4101 post rd, trainer, pa 19061, USA2026-06-25
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1986-11-14 · closed 1986-12-18
- Jamaica bay, new york, new york1986-11-14 → 1986-11-28
- Long island sound, glen cove, new york this message1986-11-18 → 1986-12-02
- Savannah river, garden city, georgia1986-12-04 → 1986-12-18
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.