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Newark bay, new jersey

T/b Jamaica Bay; Newark Bay, New Jersey · NOAAORR-7031

issued
1994-07-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1994-08-10 00:00Z
self-cancels
1994-08-10 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.700, -74.117
vessel
BARGE JAMAICA BAY WHILE DOCKED
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/B Jamaica Bay; Newark Bay, New Jersey.
Newark Bay, New Jersey.
1. At 1945 on July 27, 1994, a sheen caused by overfilling tanks was detected around the tank barge Jamaica Bay while docked at the foot of Delancy Street in Port Newark, New Jersey. The temperature was in the mid-70s and the sea was calm. The responsible party hired cleanup contractors to vacuum the oil out of the containment boom and the USCG monitored the recovery operations. The response lasted one day. USCG district 5. Keyword: containment boom, evaporation, sorbent boom, vacuum trucks.
2. COMMODITY: #2 OIL.
3. POSITION 40.700N 074.117W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7031: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7031

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