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Mystery Sheen; Long Island, New York · NOAAORR-7381

issued
1999-02-11 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1999-02-25 00:00Z
self-cancels
1999-02-25 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.550, -72.750
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Sheen; Long Island, New York.
Long Island, New York.
1. At about 1630, February 11, 1999, a private airplane pilot reported to USCG MSO LIS. A sheen in the Moriches Inlet. The sheen was approximately 1000 feet long about 20 miles south of Long Island, New York. Weather at the time was winds from the south at 10 to 20 knots, seas 5 feet. The sheen was expected to move about 2.5 miles north of its reported position. The MSO had planned a helicopter search of the area with an infrared camera; however, there were no helicopters available. USCG district 1. Keyword: none.
2. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN.
3. POSITION 40.550N 072.750W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7381: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7381

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