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Submerged Barge, Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, NY
New York, NY, USA | 2023-Dec-16
Initial Notification: On the morning of 16 December 2023, US EPA Region II notified the NOAA SSC that there is a submerged tug and lift barge in Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, New York. The tug is releasing a light sheen. US EPA is the FOSC with USCG Sector New York providing support.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Derelict |
| Products of concern: | oil |
| Latitude (approximate): | 40° 43.43′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 73° 55.58′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |