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New haven, ct

English Station Power Plant; New Haven, Ct · NOAAORR-8830

issued
2014-09-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-10-13 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-10-13 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.307, -72.907
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

English Station Power Plant; New haven, CT.
New haven, CT.
1. On September 29, 2014, the SCG Sector Long Island Sound contacted NOAA regarding a potential release of oil and hazardous substances (oil possibly commingled with PCBs)at the English Station Power Plant on Ball Island in the Mill River, just north of New Haven, CT harbor. Sect LIS has requested NOAA assistance in identifying resources at risk.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: VARIOUS OILS. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.307N 072.907W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8830: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8830

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