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F/V HARRY GLEN; Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts

Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts | 1989-Jan-29

Initial Notification: On January 29, 1989, the 53-foot, wooden fishing vessel HARRY GLEN sank in the open ocean nine miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Attempts to save the fishing vessel failed. The vessel's tanks contained an estimated 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel. USCG district 1.

Incident Details
Products of concern:Diesel fuel
Total amount at risk of spill: 2,000 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 41° 8.51′ North
Longitude (approximate): 70° 5.85′ West