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Eastern long island sound

Mystery Long I. Sound Sheen; Eastern Long Island Sound · NOAAORR-8920

issued
2015-05-03 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2015-05-17 00:00Z
self-cancels
2015-05-17 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.935, -73.624
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Long I. Sound sheen; Eastern Long Island Sound.
Eastern Long Island Sound.
1. On May 3, 2015, a 1500 ft by 200 ft mystery sheen was reported to the CG. The sheen was in the middle of Eastern Long Island Sound and about 2 nm from the closest land. USCG requested a trajectory analysis.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL SHEEN.
3. POSITION 40.935N 073.624W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8920: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8920

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Timeline · 4 messages since 2015-05-03 · closed 2015-06-30

  1. Eastern long island sound this message2015-05-03 → 2015-05-17
  2. On may 10, 2015, noaa was notified by the uscg sector new york that after a fire and explosion at the indian…2015-05-10 → 2015-05-24
  3. Harlem river, new york, ny2015-06-03 → 2015-06-17
  4. Passaic river, nj2015-06-16 → 2015-06-30

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