Spills · oil

Nantucket island, massachusetts

F/V Collipso; Nantucket Island, Massachusetts · NOAAORR-6773

issued
1990-11-30 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1990-12-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
1990-12-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.252, -69.948
vessels
F/V COLLIPSOFISHING VESSEL COLLIPSO RAN HARD
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V COLLIPSO; Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.
1. At approximately 0500 on November 30, 1990, the fishing vessel COLLIPSO ran hard aground near Great Point on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. At the time of the grounding, the exact location of the ship was unknown. The vessel reported that she was 2 to 3 hundred yards offshore, carrying 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel. No oil had been released. USCG district 1.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.252N 069.948W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6773: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6773

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