Spills
Gravesend bay, new york
M/V Jarama; Gravesend Bay, New York · NOAAORR-6642
- issued
- 1988-12-26 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1989-01-09 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1989-01-09 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.663, -74.023
- vessel
- M/V JARAMA · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V JARAMA; Gravesend Bay, New York. Gravesend Bay, New York. 1. Early on the morning of December 26, 1988, the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port of New York (COTPNY) was notified of heavy black oil in Gravesend Bay Anchorage. Subsequent Coast Guard helicopter overflights reported sheen heading out to sea, into Coney Island Creek, and in Lower New York Bay. The sheen was identified as Ekofisk crude oil. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: EKOFISK CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.663N 074.023W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6642: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6642
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1988-12-26 · closed 1989-01-11
- Gravesend bay, new york this message1988-12-26 → 1989-01-09
- Coney island creek, new york1988-12-28 → 1989-01-11
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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