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Stone harbor, new jersey

Medical Waste; Stone Harbor, New Jersey · NOAAORR-6711

issued: 1989-07-21 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1989-08-04 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1989-08-04 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 39.050, -74.757
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Medical Waste; Stone Harbor, New Jersey.
Stone Harbor, New Jersey.
1. On July 19, 1989, a slick containing floating medical waste debris was sighted approximately one mile off Stone Harbor, New Jersey. In the early morning hours of July 20, the slick came ashore on Stone Harbor Beach. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: MEDICAL WASTE.
3. POSITION 39.050N 074.757W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6711: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6711

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Timeline · 2 messages since 1989-06-17 · closed 1989-08-04

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