Spills · oil
Long beach, ny
Long Is Lighting Co Release; Long Beach, Ny · NOAAORR-9015
- issued
- 1985-02-11 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-02-25 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-02-25 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.616, -73.650
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Long Is Lighting Co Release; Long Beach, NY. Long Beach, NY. 1. At 2030 on 2/10 EST Long Island Lighting Co reported a release of about 100,000 gal of #2 oil from a storage tank at their facility near Long Beach, NY capacity of tank is about 450,000 gal. at 0300 EST 2/11 85 18 inch booms were reported deployed at both ends of Barnum Channel (36" boom reported enroute to scene) current weather on scene: winds E less than 5kts but increasing tonight and tomorrow up to 25-35 kts w/strong gusts. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 40.616N 073.650W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9015: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9015
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1985-02-10 · closed 1985-02-25
- Long beach, new york1985-02-10 → 1985-02-24
- Long beach, ny this message1985-02-11 → 1985-02-25
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
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