Spills · oil
Long island sound
Lis Cable Oil Spill; Long Island Sound · NOAAORR-8707
- issued
- 2014-01-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2014-01-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2014-01-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.868, -73.680
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
LIS Cable Oil Spill; Long Island Sound. Long Island Sound. 1. On January, 7 2014 the SSC was notified by USCG Sector NY of an oil spill in Long Island Sound originating from a leak in a four inch thick underwater power transmission line. The cable runs from Hempstead Harbor to New Rochelle, NY. The leak rate of the low viscosity cable oil is estimated at one to five gallons per hour. The USCG, NYS DEC, and NY Power Authority are monitoring the situation. Most recent reports indicate no shoreline contamination. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LOW VISCOSITY CABLE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.868N 073.680W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8707: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8707
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2013-12-05 · closed 2014-01-29
- On december 5, 2013 the uscg sector new york was notified of a damaged railcar in carteret, nj (near the nj…2013-12-05 → 2013-12-19
- Long island sound this message2014-01-07 → 2014-01-21
- Atlantic beach, ny2014-01-15 → 2014-01-29
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