Spills
Old harbor, block island, rhode island
F/V Libby; Old Harbor, Block Island, Rhode Island · NOAAORR-6561
- issued
- 1988-03-06 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1988-03-20 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1988-03-20 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.190, -71.580
- vessels
- FISHING VESSEL FAILED · 5 messagesF/V LIBBY
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Libby; Old Harbor, Block Island, Rhode Island. Old Harbor, Block Island, Rhode Island. 1. On March 6, 1988 the fishing vessel Libby, carrying an estimated 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel was reported aground off the jetty of Old Harbor, Block Island, Rhode Island. Initial attempts to refloat the 70-foot wood fishing vessel failed. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2500 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.190N 071.580W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6561: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6561
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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