Spills · oil

Watch hill, ct

M/V Simple; Watch Hill, Ct · NOAAORR-8808

issued
2014-08-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-09-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-09-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.290, -71.860
vessel
M/V SIMPLE
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Simple; Watch Hill, CT.
Watch Hill, CT.
1. On August 29, 2014, a 29 foot recreational boat caught fire and sank in 100 feet of water approximately 3/4 of a mile south of the Watch Hill Lighthouse, Connecticut. 5 persons on board were rescued by a passing vessel. The vessel was carrying a maximum of 200 gallons of gasoline, much of which was suspected to have been consumed by the fire.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.290N 071.860W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8808: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8808

This area · spills & pollution incidents

551 within 180 nm since 1972 · 11 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

72
75
80
85
90
95
00
05
10
15
20
25
26

Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.