Spills

Mystery slick 9.1.1987; philadelphia

NOAAORR-6494

issued
1987-09-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1987-09-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
1987-09-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.000, -75.067
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Slick 9.1.1987; Philadelphia.
Philadelphia.
1. On September 1, 1987, a slick of unknown origin was reported to the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP), Philadelphia. The Coast Guard and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) performed an overflight and identified the slick as a weathered oil mixed with solid waste. USCG district 3.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 40.000N 075.067W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6494: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6494

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  1. Mystery slick 9.1.1987; philadelphia this message1987-09-01 → 1987-09-15
  2. On october 5, 1987, a train derailed in the conrail railyard in wilmington, delaware1987-10-05 → 1987-10-19

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