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Ossining, new york

Vanguard Bus Company; Ossining, New York · NOAAORR-6511

issued
1987-10-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1987-11-05 00:00Z
self-cancels
1987-11-05 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.166, -73.860
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Vanguard Bus Company; Ossining, New York.
Ossining, New York.
1. On October 6, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard received an anonymous tip regarding an intentional release of petroleum to the Hudson River from a transportation facility along the Hudson River in Ossining, New York. Investigation revealed that a garage bay was being used as a sump for waste oil from the buses maintained at the Vanguard Bus Company. Three paths were identified by which the waste oil was being discharged from the collection bay, in the garage. Two pipes lead directly to a creek adjacent to the facility which runs into the Hudson River. The third path was a pipe which ran toward the River and ended in an underground gravel field. The Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) New York, instructed the responsible party to immediately secure the pipes to the river. The pipe which drained directly into the gravel field was not of immediate concern to the Coast Guard. The State of New [...]
2. COMMODITY: PETROLEUM.
3. POSITION 41.166N 073.860W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6511: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6511

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