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Oiled Block Island beach; Block Island, RI

Block Island, RI | 1985-Nov-02

Initial Notification: Oil on the beach on block Island and in surf at Jetty south of Old Harbor and around past SE Point. Appears to be #6. Oil is 4 ft wide on beach ~ 25 yds in Surf. Want us to hind cast to determine where oil could have come from

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 41° 10.59′ North
Longitude (approximate): 71° 33.26′ West