Spills · oil
Rhode island sound, ny
F/V Capsized Rhode Is; Rhode Island Sound, Ny · NOAAORR-9123
- issued
- 1986-03-12 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1986-03-26 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1986-03-26 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.243, -71.546
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Capsized Rhode Is; Rhode Island Sound, NY. Rhode Island Sound, NY. 1. 44' fishing boat capsized in Rhode Island Sound about 1 mile NE of Block Is. There are tanks containing 500 gal of diesel on board. A sheen, 5x20 yds was seen. Location of the vessel was 41.243N, 71.5463W. On Scene Wx: Winds 2 @ 12kts 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 41.243N 071.546W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9123: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9123
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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