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Little neck bay, li, ny
Little Neck Bay Mystery Spill; Little Neck Bay, Li, Ny · NOAAORR-7551
- issued
- 2001-03-30 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2001-04-13 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2001-04-13 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.760, -73.748
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Little Neck Bay Mystery Spill; Little Neck Bay, LI, NY. Little Neck Bay, LI, NY. 1. Activities New York is responding to a #6 spill in Little Neck Bay, on the north shore of Long Island, NY. At this point the amount and source are undetermined. Initially the oil was thought to have come from a leaking barge in the COTP Long Island Sound area. However, laboratory tests show them to be two separate oils. With heavy rains in the area the investigators on scene have discovered oil coming out of a storm drain. They are attempting to trace the source from there. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. 3. POSITION 40.760N 073.748W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7551: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7551
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2001-03-24 · closed 2001-04-13
- Long island, ny2001-03-24 → 2001-04-07
- Long island, ny2001-03-26 → 2001-04-09
- Little neck bay, li, ny this message2001-03-30 → 2001-04-13
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
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Spills
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