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FV El Jeffe; Sandy Hook, NJ

Sandy Hook, NJ | 2015-Aug-28

Initial Notification: On August 28, 2015, NOAA was contacted by the USCG Sector NY Incident Management Division requesting a trajectory for a sunken fishing vessel just off Sandy Hook, NJ. The boat is not leaking at this time and the trajectory is in preparation for upcoming salvage activities. The amount of oil on board the vessel is unknown, but the suspected amount is approximately 200 gallons of diesel.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Products of concern:Diesel fuel
Total amount at risk of spill: 200 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 40° 28.96′ North
Longitude (approximate): 74° 0.82′ West