Spills
Woods hole, massachusetts
F/V Nancy Christine Ii; Woods Hole, Massachusetts · NOAAORR-6597
- issued
- 1988-08-04 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1988-08-18 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1988-08-18 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.520, -70.678
- vessels
- FISHING VESSEL DURING THE FALLING TIDEF/V NANCY CHRISTINE II
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Nancy Christine II; Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Woods Hole, Massachusetts. 1. On August 4, the 65-foot steel fishing vessel Nancy Christine II was reported aground off Grassy Island at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Initial attempts to refloat the fishing vessel during the falling tide had failed. The vessel's tanks contained an estimated 900 gallons of diesel fuel. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 900 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.520N 070.678W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6597: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6597
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1988-07-18 · closed 1988-08-19
- Halfway rock, sakonnet, rhode island1988-07-18 → 1988-08-01
- Woods hole, massachusetts this message1988-08-04 → 1988-08-18
- Providence, rhode island1988-08-05 → 1988-08-19
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Spills
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