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New york harbor

Whale Sighting; New York Harbor · NOAAORR-6581

issued
1988-06-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-06-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-06-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.691, -74.013
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Whale Sighting; New York Harbor.
New York Harbor.
1. At 1100 on June 16, 1988, the U.S. Coast Guard Station New York was notified that a whale had been sighted in lower New York Harbor. By 1300, Coast Guard Group New York had located the whale in the Hudson River. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: WHALE. TAGS: MARINE MAMMAL.
3. POSITION 40.691N 074.013W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6581: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6581

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Timeline · 2 messages since 1988-06-16 · closed 1988-07-21

  1. New york harbor this message1988-06-16 → 1988-06-30
  2. Long island, new york1988-07-07 → 1988-07-21

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