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Long island, ny

North Shore Spill; Long Island, Ny · NOAAORR-7550

issued
2001-03-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2001-04-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
2001-04-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.350, -73.800
vessels
BARGE MOVEDBARGE RHODE ISLAND · 3 messagesBARGE WHILE IT
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

North Shore Spill; Long Island, NY.
Long Island, NY.
1. At about 0645 PST 26 March, NOAA HAZNAT was contacted by USCG MSO Long Island Sound, New Haven, CT, concerning tarballs and tar patties which were reported washing up on the north shore of Long Island from Stonybrook, NY to Wading River, NY on 23 March. The oil is suspected to be from the Tank Barge Rhode Island. The T/B Rhode Island had loaded 48300 bbl of #6 fuel oil in Bayonne, NJ the evening of 19 March. At first light 20 March the facility noticed a spill. That afternoon a 6x1/2 inch crack was found in the starboard #1 tank of the barge while it was located offshore of Bridgeport CT. The tank had held 4716 bbl of oil and was found to now have 6 to 8 inches of water in the tank. The barge moved to anchorage off New Haven CT and was lightered. Lightering was completed 0915, 21 March. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL.
3. POSITION 40.350N 073.800W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7550: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7550

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Timeline · 3 messages since 2001-03-24 · closed 2001-04-13

  1. Long island, ny2001-03-24 → 2001-04-07
  2. Long island, ny this message2001-03-26 → 2001-04-09
  3. Little neck bay, li, ny2001-03-30 → 2001-04-13

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