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Sandy hook, nj

Precious Time Ii; Sandy Hook, Nj · NOAAORR-9175

issued
2015-09-13 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2015-09-27 00:00Z
self-cancels
2015-09-27 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.482, -74.004
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

PRECIOUS TIME II; Sandy Hook, NJ.
Sandy Hook, NJ.
1. On September 13, 2015, the USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC about a 29 foot recreational fishing vessel, THE PRECIOUS II, that grounded on the northern end of Sandy Hook. The location is part of Gateway National Park and managed by National Park Service. The vessel contained a max potential 300 gallons of gasoline. The area is considered an extremely environmentally sensitive area, due to the presence of piping plovers, American Tiger Beetle and Beach Amerynthe, endangered plant.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 40.482N 074.004W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9175: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9175

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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, nj2015-08-28 → 2015-09-11
  3. Sandy hook, nj this message2015-09-13 → 2015-09-27
  4. Sandy hook, nj2015-09-13 → 2015-09-27

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