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Bayonne, new jersey

Rollins Terminal; Bayonne, New Jersey · NOAAORR-6441

issued
1987-01-19 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1987-02-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
1987-02-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.651, -74.114
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Rollins Terminal; Bayonne, New Jersey.
Bayonne, New Jersey.
1. The failure of a 600,000 gallon tank at the Rollins terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey, resulted in a spill of approximately 450,000 gallons of caustic soda into the Kill Van Kull, which separates Bayonne from Staten Island, New York. The leak was reported by Rollins to the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP), New York on January 19, 1987. The local fire department was the first responder and aided the facility in diking the released caustic, thereby preventing additional caustic from reaching the Kill. The Coast Guard COTP and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) advised the facility on appropriate methods to reduce effects to the environment and ensure compliance with environmental laws. A brown, milky plume was observed along the shore of the Kill and out approximately 100 feet before it dissipated. Testing of pH with litmus paper revealed the pollutant to be [...]
2. COMMODITY: CAUSTIC SODA. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 450000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.651N 074.114W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6441: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6441

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