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Hudson river 78th street dielectric fluid spill; edgewater, nj

NOAAORR-9211

issued
2016-01-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-01-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-01-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.809, -73.983
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hudson River 78th Street Dielectric Fluid Spill; Edgewater, NJ.
Edgewater, NJ.
1. On January 2, 2016, the USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC about a leak of dielectric fluid (no polychlorinated biphenyls) from a submerged active high power voltage line that runs between Manhattan, NY and Hudson County, NJ. Sector New York requested trajectory from NOAA.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIELECTRIC FLUID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 40.809N 073.983W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9211: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9211

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