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Boston harbor, ma
Hopper Barge Heavy Metals; Boston Harbor, Ma · NOAAORR-9029
- issued
- 1985-03-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-04-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-04-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 42.320, -70.980
- vessels
- BARGE HEAVY METALSDREDGE SPOILS COULD BE SEDIMENT PLUME
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Hopper Barge Heavy Metals; Boston Harbor, MA. Boston Harbor, MA. 1. In Boston Harbor, a hopper barge w/some heavy metals in dredge spoils could be sediment plume problem ~9000 cu yds. 2. THREAT: OTHER. 3. POSITION 42.320N 070.980W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9029: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9029
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Coast guard pier; new haven, connecticut2026-07-09
- 1 fernbrook st, yonkers, ny 107052026-07-03
- Montauk, ny, USA2026-06-25
- Winthrop, ma 02152, USA2026-06-05
- Skowhegan, me, USA2026-04-29
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1985-02-09 · closed 1985-04-05
- Quincy bay, ma1985-02-09 → 1985-02-23
- Quincy bay, massachusetts1985-02-09 → 1985-02-23
- Boston harbor, ma this message1985-03-22 → 1985-04-05
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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