T/B Rhode Island; Long Island Sound, Glen Cove, New York

Long Island Sound, Glen Cove, New York | 1986-Nov-18

Initial Notification: On November 18, 1986, the tank barge Rhode Island was en route from Bayonne, New Jersey to New London, Connecticut when it was suspected to have released an estimated 450 gallons of number 6 fuel oil into the waters of Long Island Sound. Oil was most visible at Hempstead Harbor and between Oak Neck Point and Rocky Point on Long Island's North Shore. USCG district 3.