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Sea isle, nj

Dredge Vessel Illinois; Sea Isle, Nj · NOAAORR-9166

issued
2015-08-31 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2015-09-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
2015-09-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.159, -74.632
vessel
M/V ILLINOIS RELEASED AN
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Dredge Vessel ILLINOIS; Sea Isle, NJ.
Sea Isle, NJ.
1. On August 31, 2015, the USCG Sector Delaware Bay contacted the NOAA SSC to report a spill offshore of Sea Isle, New Jersey. A broken shaft on the dredging vessel M/V ILLINOIS released an estimated 500 gallons of hydraulic fluid into the ocean. Sector Delaware Bay requested a spill trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HYDRAULIC FLUID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.159N 074.632W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9166: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9166

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