Spills · oil
The narrows,staten island, brooklyn
T/b Cibro Philadelphia; the Narrows,staten Island, Brooklyn · NOAAORR-8991
- issued
- 1984-08-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1984-08-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1984-08-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.616, -74.051
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
T/B Cibro Philadelphia; The Narrows,Staten Island, Brooklyn. The Narrows,Staten Island, Brooklyn. 1. T/B Cibro Philadelphia w/cargo of 165k barrels of #6 oil in NY Harbor 5' crack below STBD tank #3 which had been carrying 12,042 barrells of #6 oil. Streaks of black oil were observed training ou the Verranzano Narrows between Staten Island and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 40.616N 074.051W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8991: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8991
This area · spills & pollution incidents
622 within 180 nm since 1972 · 11 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- 700 rockaway tpke, lawrence, ny 11559, USA2026-08-19
- Coast guard pier; new haven, connecticut2026-07-09
- 1 fernbrook st, yonkers, ny 107052026-07-03
- Baltimore inner harbor2026-06-27
- Montauk, ny, USA2026-06-25
- 4101 post rd, trainer, pa 19061, USA2026-06-25
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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