Spills · oil
New bedford harbor, massachussets
F/V Sea Farer; New Bedford Harbor, Massachussets · NOAAORR-7415
- issued
- 1999-07-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1999-07-30 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1999-07-30 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.637, -70.920
- vessel
- F/V SEA FARER
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Sea Farer; New Bedford Harbor, Massachussets. New Bedford Harbor, Massachussets. 1. The fishing vessel Sea Farer sank at Eathan Fishing Dock, New Bedford, Massachusetts in the early hours of July 16, 1999.. She carried an estimated 6000 gallons of diesel fuel. The owners contracted with divers to plug the vents and secure the source. The immediate area was boomed. On-scene USCG personnel estimated 500 gallons of fuel in the water around the pier. By mid morning, it was suspected that the vent plugs had come free and that more oil was coming from the vessel. USCG district 1. Keyword: boom, sorbent. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.637N 070.920W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7415: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7415
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1999-07-16 · closed 1999-08-31
- New bedford harbor, massachussets this message1999-07-16 → 1999-07-30
- Cape cod canal1999-08-17 → 1999-08-31
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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