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Halfway rock, sakonnet, rhode island

F/V Naiad; Halfway Rock, Sakonnet, Rhode Island · NOAAORR-6590

issued
1988-07-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-08-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-08-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.448, -71.204
vessels
FISHING VESSEL FAILED · 5 messagesF/V NAIAD
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Naiad; Halfway Rock, Sakonnet, Rhode Island.
Halfway Rock, Sakonnet, Rhode Island.
1. On July 18, 1988, the wooden fishing vessel Naiad was reported aground on Halfway Rock, off the coast off Rhode Island's Briggs Point. Initial attempts to refloat the fishing vessel failed. The vessel carried an estimated 600 gallons of diesel fuel. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.448N 071.204W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6590: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6590

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Timeline · 3 messages since 1988-07-18 · closed 1988-08-19

  1. Halfway rock, sakonnet, rhode island this message1988-07-18 → 1988-08-01
  2. Woods hole, massachusetts1988-08-04 → 1988-08-18
  3. Providence, rhode island1988-08-05 → 1988-08-19

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