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On june 1, 2016, the national marine fisheries service contacted erd with a request for a hindcast of a…

Whale Carcass; Chatham, Mass · Chatham, Mass · NOAAORR-9289

issued: 2016-05-20 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2016-06-03 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2016-06-03 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 41.653, -69.955
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Whale carcass; Chatham, Mass.
Chatham, Mass.
1. On June 1, 2016, the National Marine Fisheries Service contacted ERD with a request for a hindcast of a whale carcass found near Chatham, MA, on May 5, 2016.
2. THREAT: OTHER. TAGS: MARINE MAMMAL.
3. POSITION 41.653N 069.955W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9289: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9289

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