Spills · oil
Ninigret pond dredge barge sank; ninigret pond, north block island sound, ny
NOAAORR-9035
- issued
- 1985-04-17 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-05-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-05-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.358, -71.642
- vessel
- DREDGE BARGE · 9 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Ninigret Pond Dredge Barge sank; Ninigret Pond, North Block Island Sound, NY. Ninigret Pond, North Block Island Sound, NY. 1. A dredge barge sank in 7-14 feet of water in Ninigret Pond, North Block Island Sound. There are 800 gals of diesel on board an a light sheen can be seen in the area. Position of sinking is 41 21.5N 71 38.5W and the inlet is 50-100 yards wide winds are NW 20 w/high gust becoming SW 20 tongith through 4/18. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 41.358N 071.642W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9035: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9035
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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, ny1985-03-05 → 1985-03-19
- Ninigret pond dredge barge sank; ninigret pond, north block island sound, ny this message1985-04-17 → 1985-05-01
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