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Northport, long island, ny

Lilco Power Cable; Northport, Long Island, Ny · NOAAORR-7171

issued
1996-12-12 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1996-12-26 00:00Z
self-cancels
1996-12-26 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.957, -73.345
vessel
BARGE DRAGGED ITS ANCHOR ACROSS POWERLINES
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

LILCO Power Cable; Northport, Long Island, NY.
Northport, Long Island, NY.
1. On the morning of Dec. 6 the T/B TEXAS broke loose from its mooring at the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO), Northport Platform, 2.4 nm east of Eaton's Neck Point, offshore of Northport, Long Island, NY. The barge dragged its anchor across powerlines that run from the LILCO powerplant in Hicksville, NY across the bottom of Long Island Sound to Connecticut. Four of the seven cables were damaged with at least two completely severed. The coolant oil within the cables was released. This dielectric fluid is DCL 45 (chem. name dodecylbenzene). The estimate is that 5000 gallons had been lost as of Wednesday afternoon, 11 Dec. Also as of Wed. afternoon two of the cables were successfully capped by divers. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: DODECYLBENZENE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.957N 073.345W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7171: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7171

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