Fishing Vessel Fire off Nantucket, Massachusetts
| 2026-Sep-16
Initial Notification: On the morning of September 16, 2026, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) regarding a commercial fishing vessel fire south of Nantucket, Massachusetts. No pollution was reported at the time but the USCG was requesting potential trajectory information from NOAA.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Latitude (approximate): | 40° 54.00′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 70° 15.17′ West |