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On september 25, 2014, the noaa ssc was notified by the uscg sector ny of an oil spill at imtt in bayonne, nj

Imtt; Bayonne, Nj · Bayonne, Nj · NOAAORR-8829

issued
2014-09-25 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-10-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-10-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.650, -74.092
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

IMTT; Bayonne, NJ.
Bayonne, NJ.
1. On September 25, 2014, the NOAA SSC was notified by the USCG Sector NY of an oil spill at IMTT in Bayonne, NJ. Due to overfilling of a barge at the facility approximately 2,100 gallons of #6 oil overflowed from the barge into the Kill Van Kull waterway. NJ regulations require pre-booming of all transfers, so the spilled oil was contained within the boom.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2100 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.650N 074.092W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8829: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8829

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