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Albany, new york

Getty Oil Tank Truck; Albany, New York · NOAAORR-7177

issued
1997-01-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1997-01-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
1997-01-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
42.650, -73.667
vessel
TANKER OVERTURNED
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Getty Oil Tank Truck; Albany, New York.
Albany, New York.
1. A tractor-trailer tanker overturned on the Dunn Memorial Bridge, connecting Albany and Rennesselaer, New York over the Hudson River. Approximately 11,000 gallons of unleaded gasoline spilled from the tanker into the river. The incident occurred at 1630 on January 14, 1997. The weather at the time was water temperature about 35?F, air temperature about 15? F, and the winds were 5 to 15 knots from the southwest. About 20 percent the river was covered with ice. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 11000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 42.650N 073.667W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7177: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7177

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