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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