Spills · oil

Anomaly: 30 july 2015; 60 miles east of cape cod

NOAAORR-8970

issued
2015-07-30 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2015-08-13 00:00Z
self-cancels
2015-08-13 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.505, -68.953
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Anomaly: 30 July 2015; 60 miles east of Cape Cod.
60 miles east of Cape Cod.
1. On July 30, 2015, the Canadian satellite service, through NOAA NESDIS, reported an anomaly 60 miles east of Chatham, MA (Cape Cod). NOAA recommended a search vector and USCG Sector Southeast New England will add one of their regularly scheduled enforcement flights to investigate.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 41.505N 068.953W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8970: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8970

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