Spills · oil

On 28 february 2015 the uscg sector ny contacted noaa to report that the kearny fire dept

Witt Penn Bridge; Kearny, Nj · Kearny, Nj · NOAAORR-8884

issued
2015-02-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2015-03-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
2015-03-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.741, -74.082
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Witt Penn Bridge; Kearny, NJ.
Kearny, NJ.
1. On 28 February 2015 the USCG Sector NY contacted NOAA to report that the Kearny Fire Dept. reported a vehicle accident on Route 7 at the Witt Penn Bridge in Hudson County, NJ. There was a discharge of approximately 200 gallons of diesel fuel from a United States postal service truck’s saddle tank. The oil made its way into the storm sewer and then to the Hackensack Rived. .
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.741N 074.082W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8884: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8884

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