Spills · oil

Dublin express oil spill, staten island, new york; arthur kill, staten island, ny

NOAAORR-9872

issued
2019-03-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2019-04-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
2019-04-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.557, -74.215
vessel
CONTAINER VESSEL DUBLIN EXPRESS'S
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Dublin Express Oil Spill, Staten Island, New York; Arthur Kill, Staten Island, NY.
Arthur Kill, Staten Island, NY.
1. On March 28, 2019, the USCG Sector New York notified the NOAA SSC that the Container Vessel Dublin Express's hull was damaged by a container that fell from her deck in heavy sea conditions. It is reported that between 12 and 16 containers were lost. As the vessel was docking, crew members observed an oil sheen behind the vessel. Areas along the shoreline of Elizabeth NJ have been impacted. An unknown amount of #6 bunker fuel was released. The USCG is on-scene. USCG has requested a NOAA trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 BUNKER FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.557N 074.215W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9872: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9872

This area · spills & pollution incidents

601 within 180 nm since 1972 · 10 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

72
75
80
85
90
95
00
05
10
15
20
25
26

Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.