Spills · oil
Mystery sheen: great south channel; massachusetts: ese of nantucket
NOAAORR-8969
- issued
- 2015-07-23 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-08-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-08-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.679, -68.977
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Sheen: Great South Channel; Massachusetts: ESE of Nantucket. Massachusetts: ESE of Nantucket. 1. On July 22, 2015, a Marine Pollution Surveillance Report was generated by the Integrated Satellite Tracking of Pollution (ISTOP) program of Environment Canada for an anomaly (potential oil spill) detected approximately 50-60 nautical miles ESE of Nantucket Island. USCG requested trajectory support for the likely drift of the target to better focus the search area. NOAA Oceanographer\Modeler was consulted and a search area was provided to the USCG. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 40.679N 068.977W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8969: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8969
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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