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The uscg mso long island sound responded to a ruptured oil tank that spilled approximately 2,000 gallons of…

Oil Tank Spill; Cromwell, Connecticut · Cromwell, Connecticut · NOAAORR-7270

issued
1998-02-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-03-04 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-03-04 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.583, -72.650
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Oil Tank Spill; Cromwell, Connecticut.
Cromwell, Connecticut.
1. The USCG MSO Long Island Sound responded to a ruptured oil tank that spilled approximately 2,000 gallons of heating oil into a freshwater wetland area in the vicinity of Cromwell, CT. The responsible party was unable to assume responsibility for the clean-up. MSO LIS obligated funds for $50,000 for contractor clean-up from the OSLTF. USCG district 1. Keyword: containment boom, hard boom, siphon dams, sorbent boom, vacuum trucks, weed cutters, weir/pump skimmer.
2. COMMODITY: HEATING OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.583N 072.650W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7270: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7270

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