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Sandy hook, new jersey

T/v Mormac Star; Sandy Hook, New Jersey · NOAAORR-7083

issued
1995-02-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1995-02-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
1995-02-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.467, -73.956
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V Mormac Star; Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
1. At approximately 1930 on February 10, 1995, the USCG Group New York received a call from the Vessel Traffic Service informing them that the inbound T/V Mormac Star was hard aground next to Sandy Hook Channel between buoys 4 and 6 with her port side extending into the channel. The vessel was carrying 112,000 barrels of Jet A fuel and 135,000 barrels of #2 fuel oil. USCG district 1. Keyword: containment boom, evaporation, forward-looking infrared radar (FLIR).
2. COMMODITY: #2 FUEL OIL, JET A FUEL.
3. POSITION 40.467N 073.956W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7083: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7083

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  1. Sandy hook, new jersey this message1995-02-10 → 1995-02-24
  2. Richmond cr., staten island, ny1995-02-15 → 1995-03-01

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