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Martha's vinyard, ma

F/V Marth's Vinyard; Martha's Vinyard, Ma · NOAAORR-9133

issued
1986-04-30 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-05-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-05-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.430, -70.753
vessel
F/V MARTH'S VINYARD
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Marth's Vinyard; Martha's Vinyard, MA.
Martha's Vinyard, MA.
1. F/V with 8000 gal diesel sank off Martha's Vinyard-Elizabeth Island.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 41.430N 070.753W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9133: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9133

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Timeline · 9 messages since 1986-04-25 · closed 1986-08-22

  1. Nantucket harbor, ma1986-04-25 → 1986-05-09
  2. Nantucket island harbor, massachusetts1986-04-25 → 1986-05-09
  3. Martha's vinyard, ma this message1986-04-30 → 1986-05-14
  4. Woods hole, ma1986-05-08 → 1986-05-22
  5. Fall river, massachusetts1986-06-15 → 1986-06-29
  6. New bedford harbor, new bedford, massachusetts1986-06-16 → 1986-06-30
  7. Warwick, rhode island1986-06-20 → 1986-07-04
  8. Home oil company; weweantic river, buzzards bay, wareham, massachusetts1986-07-29 → 1986-08-12
  9. Providence rhode island1986-08-08 → 1986-08-22

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