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Narragansett bay, rhode island

Mystery Diesel Oil Spill; Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island · NOAAORR-6491

issued: 1987-08-19 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1987-09-02 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1987-09-02 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 41.616, -71.370
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Diesel Oil Spill; Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
1. On August 19, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Providence, Rhode Island, Received a report of a large oil slick, measuring 1-1/2 miles by 1 mile, between Prudence Island and Bristol Harbor in Narragansett Bay. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 41.616N 071.370W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6491: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6491

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