Spills
Long island, new york
Medical Waste Hindcast; Long Island, New York · NOAAORR-6587
- issued
- 1988-07-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1988-07-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1988-07-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.461, -73.984
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Medical Waste Hindcast; Long Island, New York. Long Island, New York. 1. The summer of 1988 was marked by a number of highly visible incidences of floatable waste stranded along the New York/New Jersey coastline. This debris drew much media coverage and became a focus of political attention. The primary concern of this attention was the inclusion of medical waste, including hypodermic needles, blood vials, and plastic tubing, in the debris washing on shore. In an attempt to determine the origin of this material numerous surveys and studies were undertaken by various agencies at the local, state and Federal levels. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: MEDICAL WASTE. 3. POSITION 40.461N 073.984W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6587: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6587
This area · spills & pollution incidents
625 within 180 nm since 1972 · 12 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- 700 rockaway tpke, lawrence, ny 11559, USA2026-08-19
- Coast guard pier; new haven, connecticut2026-07-09
- 1 fernbrook st, yonkers, ny 107052026-07-03
- Baltimore inner harbor2026-06-27
- Montauk, ny, USA2026-06-25
- 4101 post rd, trainer, pa 19061, USA2026-06-25
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1988-06-16 · closed 1988-07-21
- New york harbor1988-06-16 → 1988-06-30
- Long island, new york this message1988-07-07 → 1988-07-21
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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