Spills · other
Gulf of maine
Whale Carcass Tracking: Atlantic; Gulf of Maine · NOAAORR-9389
- issued
- 2016-11-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-11-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2016-11-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 42.420, -68.200
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Whale Carcass Tracking: Atlantic; Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine. 1. On November 11, 2016, the National Marine Fisheries Service requested a NOAA ORR ERD drift analysis of a whale carcass in the Gulf of Maine 2. THREAT: OTHER. 3. POSITION 42.420N 068.200W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9389: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9389
This area · spills & pollution incidents
251 within 180 nm since 1972 · 6 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Winthrop, ma 02152, USA2026-06-05
- Skowhegan, me, USA2026-04-29
- Provincetown, ma, USA2026-03-12
- On march 11, 2026, U.S2026-03-11
- Offshore gloucester, ma2026-02-03
- Nantucket, ma 02554, USA2025-11-18
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