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Mystery Spill 8; Off Nantucket, Massachusetts

Off Nantucket, Massachusetts | 1989-Aug-15

Initial Notification: On August 15, 1989, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Providence, Rhode Island, received a report of oil sheen and sludge in the open ocean 100 miles east of Nantucket. USCG district 1.

Incident Details
Tags:Collision
Products of concern:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 41° 14.78′ North
Longitude (approximate): 68° 30.44′ West