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Mystic river, boston, massachusetts

Atlantic Fuel Marketing; Mystic River, Boston, Massachusetts · NOAAORR-6554

issued
1988-02-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-02-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-02-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
42.385, -71.045
vessel
TANKER FREDRICKSBERG
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Atlantic Fuel Marketing; Mystic River, Boston, Massachusetts.
Mystic River, Boston, Massachusetts.
1. On January 30, 1988, a unknown amount of heavy black oil was reported at the Atlantic Fuel Marketing Dock in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The tanker Fredricksberg had departed this dock at approximately 0630 that morning after completing discharge of number 6 fuel oil to the Atlantic Fuel Marketing facility. The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) Boston, contracted Clean Harbors, Inc. to begin immediate cleanup operations. The Coast Guard MSO also took oil samples from the spill site and from the tanks at Atlantic Fuel Marketing that had received the 6 oil from the Fredricksberg. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: NUMBER 6 FUEL OIL.
3. POSITION 42.385N 071.045W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6554: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6554

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  1. Malden river, boston, massachusetts1988-01-15 → 1988-01-29
  2. Mystic river, boston, massachusetts this message1988-02-10 → 1988-02-24

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