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Long island sound

F/V Longshot; Long Island Sound · NOAAORR-9253

issued
2016-03-20 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-04-03 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-04-03 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.155, -71.954
vessels
F/V LONGSHOTF/V LONGSHOT CAUGHT
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V LONGSHOT; Long Island Sound.
Long Island Sound.
1. The 50 foot F/V LONGSHOT caught fire near the entrance to Long Island Sound on Sunday morning March 20, 2016. The crew escaped without injury, but the vessel was full engulfed and burned to the waterline and then sank. The USCG Sector Long Island Sound contacted the NOAA SSC to determine potential fate of the fuel oil and resources at risk.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1100 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.155N 071.954W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9253: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9253

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  1. Long island sound this message2016-03-20 → 2016-04-03
  2. Truck accident: I95; new london, ct (I95 bridge)2016-04-04 → 2016-04-18

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