Spills
Newport, rhode island
F/V Nobandeer; Newport, Rhode Island · NOAAORR-6527
- issued
- 1987-12-04 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1987-12-18 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1987-12-18 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.492, -71.334
- vessel
- F/V NOBANDEER
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V NOBANDEER; Newport, Rhode Island. Newport, Rhode Island. 1. On December 14, 1987, the wooden fishing vessel NOBANDEER was reported sunk at Spring Wharf, Newport, Rhode Island No owner of the vessel could be immediately found that would attempt the salvage and remove the vessel from the pier. The U.S. Coast Guard placed a boom around the sunken vessel to prevent the loss of diesel fuel into the environment if a release should occur. The vessel's diesel fuel on board at the time of the sinking was an estimated 500 gallons. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.492N 071.334W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6527: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6527
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 5 messages since 1987-11-14 · closed 1988-01-21
- Woods hole, massachusetts1987-11-14 → 1987-11-28
- On november 27, 1987, a loaded container barge, boston patriot, owned by mcallister brothers of new york…1987-11-28 → 1987-12-12
- Cape cod, massasschusetts1987-11-29 → 1987-12-13
- Newport, rhode island this message1987-12-04 → 1987-12-18
- Old harbor, block island, rhode island1988-01-07 → 1988-01-21
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Spills
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