Spills · oil
Long island sound, bartlett reef, ny
T/v John A Downs; Long Island Sound, Bartlett Reef, Ny · NOAAORR-9026
- issued
- 1985-03-05 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-03-19 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-03-19 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.258, -72.142
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
T/V john A Downs; Long Island Sound, Bartlett Reef, NY. Long Island Sound, Bartlett Reef, NY. 1. On the night of 3/4/85 near the entrance to (Bartlett Reef) Long Island Sound, the 113ft tug, John A. Downs began to take on water and flunder. It was reported to ahve 50,000 gal #2 fuel oil and 1000 gal lube oi on board.On the monring of 3/5/85, a slick was reported extending 3/4 mi SW of buoy #4 located at 4` 15.5N and 72 08.5W. The USCG, New London has requested NOAA's presence during the response and trajectory info. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 41.258N 072.142W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9026: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9026
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 4 messages since 1985-01-19 · closed 1985-05-01
- Block island sound, ny1985-01-19 → 1985-02-02
- East long island sound1985-03-04 → 1985-03-18
- Long island sound, bartlett reef, ny this message1985-03-05 → 1985-03-19
- Ninigret pond dredge barge sank; ninigret pond, north block island sound, ny1985-04-17 → 1985-05-01
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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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