Spills
East river, new york
Consolidated Edison; East River, New York · NOAAORR-7161
- issued
- 1996-11-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1996-11-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1996-11-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.742, -73.980
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Consolidated Edison; East River, New York. East River, New York. 1. At 1630 on November 15, 1996, the USCG was notified of a #6 oil spill from a 20-inch underground pipeline being pressurized while attempting to empty its contents. The pipeline was taken out of service approximately one year ago due to its deteriorated condition. Consolidated Edison (ConEd) pre-boomed approximately one mile of seawall next to southern Manhattan before working on the pipeline. The majority of the spilled oil remained inside the boom, but about 3,000 gallons of product was collected from the soil by vacuum trucks. Approximately 1,000 gallons of oil escaped into the river. USCG district 1. Keyword: disk skimmer, pre-booming, vacuum trucks. 2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.742N 073.980W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7161: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7161
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1996-10-19 · closed 1996-12-25
- New york harbor1996-10-19 → 1996-11-02
- East river, new york this message1996-11-15 → 1996-11-29
- Elizabeth, new jersey1996-12-11 → 1996-12-25
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
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