Spills · oil
Passaic river, nj
Orange Peel Oil Spill; Passaic River, Nj · NOAAORR-8951
- issued
- 2015-06-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-06-30 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-06-30 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.814, -74.344
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Orange Peel Oil Spill; Passaic River, NJ. Passaic River, NJ. 1. On June 16, 2015, The NOAA SSC was notified by USCG Sector New York of a 700 gallon orange oil spill into a small stream that leads into the Passaic River, near East Hanover, NJ. The incident occurred on June 15. The USCG requested potential fate and effects information on the product. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: ORANGE PEEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 700 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.814N 074.344W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8951: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8951
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Timeline · 4 messages since 2015-05-03 · closed 2015-06-30
- Eastern long island sound2015-05-03 → 2015-05-17
- 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
- Harlem river, new york, ny2015-06-03 → 2015-06-17
- Passaic river, nj this message2015-06-16 → 2015-06-30
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