Spills

Atlantic city, new jersey

Mystery Slick, Atlantic City; Atlantic City, New Jersey · NOAAORR-7576

issued: 2001-08-21 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2001-09-04 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2001-09-04 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.310, -94.648
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Slick, Atlantic City; Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1. At 0830 CDT the ASSC was notified by MSU Galveston of a mystery spill located approximately 3.5 nm SE of the north jetty to the entrance of Galveston Bay in position 29° 18.60 N, 094° 38.90' W. A sample of the oil was taken and described as a thick black oil possibly coming from the slop tank of a passing vessel. No responsible party has been identified. The thick black oil measures 0.24nm X 30yds with sheen extending five miles to the south. USCG district 3.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.310N 094.648W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7576: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7576

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Timeline · 3 messages since 2001-07-15 · closed 2001-10-07

Galveston anchorage, tx2001-07-15 → 2001-07-29
Atlantic city, new jersey this message2001-08-21 → 2001-09-04
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