Spills

E-25 barge; constable hook, ny/nj

NOAAORR-6742

issued
1990-02-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1990-03-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
1990-03-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.649, -74.105
vessel
BARGE AS IT · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

E-25 BARGE; Constable Hook, NY/NJ.
Constable Hook, NY/NJ.
1. An estimated 60,000 to 70,000 gallons of #6 oil was spilled sometime between midnight and 0400 today (2/28/90). The spill location is a pier at Constable Hook (New York/New Jersey area). Constable Hook is located where Kill Van Kull runs into Upper Bay. The spill resulted from overfilling the barge as it was being loaded. No further spillage of oil is expected. The owner of the barge is Ekloff Marine. It is not known if the owner has assumed responsibility for the incident. Ed Levine observed the spill area on a morning overflight today. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: #6 OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 70000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.649N 074.105W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6742: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6742

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Timeline · 3 messages since 1990-02-28 · closed 1990-03-20

  1. E-25 barge; constable hook, ny/nj this message1990-02-28 → 1990-03-14
  2. Arthur kill, nj1990-03-02 → 1990-03-16
  3. At 1400 on march 6, the barge cibo savannah exploded as it was being pulled from the dock at linden, new…1990-03-06 → 1990-03-20

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