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F/V Christina J; Martha's vinyard NY

Martha's vinyard NY | 1985-Mar-04

Initial Notification: F/V Christina J sank on 2/28 at about 2230 EST ~15nm SE of NO Man's Land in 130 ft of water. Vessel had 1500 gal diesel aboard. It is assumed the vessel went down in heavy seas. Sharon got weatehr from 2/28 and forecast through 3/6. Questions: If oil had been released in the last 4 days - where should one look for it and would there be any land fall problems?

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 41° 3.60′ North
Longitude (approximate): 70° 35.50′ West