Spills · mystery_substance
The noaa ssc was notified by uscg sector ny of a mystery sheen extending from the hackensack river out…
Ny/nj Mystery Spill; Ny/nj Harbor · Ny/nj Harbor · NOAAORR-7740
- issued
- 2007-12-30 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2008-01-13 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2008-01-13 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.653, -74.152
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
NY/NJ Mystery Spill; NY/NJ Harbor. NY/NJ Harbor. 1. The NOAA SSC was notified by USCG Sector NY of a mystery sheen extending from the Hackensack River out Newark Bay into the Kill Van Kull. As of the notification no source had been identified. The USCG is investigating. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL SHEEN. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE. 3. POSITION 40.653N 074.152W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7740: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7740
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2007-11-22 · closed 2008-02-07
- So shore long island, ny2007-11-22 → 2007-12-06
- The noaa ssc was notified by uscg sector ny of a mystery sheen extending from the hackensack river out… this message2007-12-30 → 2008-01-13
- Newark bay, nj2008-01-24 → 2008-02-07
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Spills
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