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Long island, ny
Long Island Mystery Spill; Long Island, Ny · NOAAORR-7549
- issued
- 2001-03-24 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2001-04-07 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2001-04-07 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.350, -73.800
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Long Island Mystery Spill; Long Island, NY. Long Island, NY. 1. The SSC was contacted by USCG Activities New York (ACTNY) concerning reports by two commercial airplanes sighting an oil slick offshore, about 15 miles south of Long Island, NY. The position was reported as 40 degrees 21 minutes North, 73 degrees 48 minutes West. The slick was about 3 miles long by 1 mile wide. A USCG helo sent to confirm the sighting reported the slick in the above location and that it appeared to be light sheen with some rainbow and some "sludge" in the center. ACTNY requested trajectory and weather support from NOAA. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: OIL. 3. POSITION 40.350N 073.800W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7549: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7549
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2001-03-24 · closed 2001-04-13
- Long island, ny this message2001-03-24 → 2001-04-07
- Long island, ny2001-03-26 → 2001-04-09
- Little neck bay, li, ny2001-03-30 → 2001-04-13
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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