Spills
Mystery Spill16; 31 miles east of delaware
NOAAORR-7426
- issued
- 1999-08-12 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1999-08-26 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1999-08-26 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 38.405, -74.475
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Spill16; 31 miles east of Delaware. 31 miles east of Delaware. 1. At 1800 on Sunday, August 29, 1999, the New York SSC was contacted concerning a mystery spill 31 miles east of Delaware. Earlier in the afternoon, MSO Philadelphia was notified by a fisherman that he had seen an oil slick "as far as the eye can see." The MSO deployed a USCG helicopter to confirm the report. At 1400 helicopter personnel reported seeing two slicks; one at 38?24.3' N , 74?28.5' W; 38?26.3' N, 74?24.1' W described as a streaky sheen; the other at 38?25' N / 74?36' W, 38?29' N / 74 degrees 33' W described as heavy, bilge-like, brownish oil. USCG district 1. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: OIL. 3. POSITION 38.405N 074.475W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7426: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7426
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1999-08-12 · closed 1999-09-12
- Mystery Spill16; 31 miles east of delaware this message1999-08-12 → 1999-08-26
- Delaware mystery spill; 31 miles east of delaware1999-08-29 → 1999-09-12
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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