Spills · oil

Lower new york bay, brooklyn, ny; 399 bay 38 st, brooklyn, ny 11214, USA

NOAAORR-9461

issued
2017-03-31 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2017-04-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
2017-04-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.591, -73.997
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Lower New York Bay, Brooklyn, NY; 399 Bay 38 St, Brooklyn, NY 11214, USA.
399 Bay 38 St, Brooklyn, NY 11214, USA.
1. On March 31, 2017, USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC about a 27,000 gallon diesel fuel spill from Bayside Fuels, into Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn, NY. The incident occurred at approximately 0245 hours on March 30, 2017. The USCG requested a NOAA trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 27000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.591N 073.997W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9461: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9461

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