Spills · collision
Mystery spill 8; off nantucket, massachusetts
NOAAORR-6716
- issued
- 1989-08-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1989-08-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1989-08-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.246, -68.507
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Spill 8; Off Nantucket, Massachusetts. Off Nantucket, Massachusetts. 1. On August 15, 1989, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Providence, Rhode Island, received a report of oil sheen and sludge in the open ocean 100 miles east of Nantucket. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: OIL. TAGS: COLLISION. 3. POSITION 41.246N 068.507W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6716: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6716
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