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T/B Cibro Philadelphia; The Narrows,Staten Island, Brooklyn

The Narrows,Staten Island, Brooklyn | 1984-Aug-15

Initial Notification: T/B Cibro Philadelphia w/cargo of 165k barrels of #6 oil in NY Harbor 5' crack below STBD tank #3 which had been carrying 12,042 barrells of #6 oil. Streaks of black oil were observed training ou the Verranzano Narrows between Staten Island and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 40° 36.98′ North
Longitude (approximate): 74° 3.09′ West