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Sandy hook, nj

FV El Jeffe; Sandy Hook, Nj · NOAAORR-9164

issued
2015-08-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2015-09-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
2015-09-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.483, -74.014
vessels
FV EL JEFFEFISHING VESSEL JUST · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV El Jeffe; Sandy Hook, NJ.
Sandy Hook, NJ.
1. On August 28, 2015, NOAA was contacted by the USCG Sector NY Incident Management Division requesting a trajectory for a sunken fishing vessel just off Sandy Hook, NJ. The boat is not leaking at this time and the trajectory is in preparation for upcoming salvage activities. The amount of oil on board the vessel is unknown, but the suspected amount is approximately 200 gallons of diesel.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.483N 074.014W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9164: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9164

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Timeline · 4 messages since 2015-08-02 · closed 2015-09-27

  1. On august 2, 2015, the uscg sector new york notified noaa of an oil spill from a pipeline into the kill van…2015-08-02 → 2015-08-16
  2. Sandy hook, nj this message2015-08-28 → 2015-09-11
  3. Sandy hook, nj2015-09-13 → 2015-09-27
  4. Sandy hook, nj2015-09-13 → 2015-09-27

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