Grounded F/V Pacific Quest; Santa Cruz, CA
NOAA initial notification: “On August 12, 2018, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) staff contacted the NOAA SSC about a grounded fishing vessel just outside Santa Cruz, CA at the base of the bluff near UC Santa Cruz’s Seymour Marine Discovery Center. The vessel is carrying 1,200 gallons of […]”[1]
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Posted 14 Aug 2018
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“Update 1 - Unified command responds to grounded vessel near Santa Cruz SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR), Monterey County and Santa Cruz Fire Department continued a unified response Monday […]” Current outcome is not independently verified by seahazards.[3]
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3 dated source records · 12 Aug 2018 to 14 Aug 2018NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “On August 12, 2018, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) staff contacted the NOAA SSC about a grounded fishing vessel just outside Santa Cruz, CA at the base of the bluff near UC Santa Cruz’s Seymour Marine Discovery Center. The vessel is carrying 1,200 gallons of diesel. Responders on-scene have requested a trajectory.”
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Milestone 1 of 3: 12 Aug 2018. NOAA incident record opened. NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track
NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “On August 12, 2018, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) staff contacted the NOAA SSC about a grounded fishing vessel just outside Santa Cruz, CA at the base of the bluff near UC Santa Cruz’s Seymour Marine Discovery Center. The vessel is carrying 1,200 gallons of diesel. Responders on-scene have requested a trajectory.”
NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track (36.948°, -122.067°)
USCG Press Release, 13-AUG-2018
Source report excerpt: “Coast Guard, partner agencies establish unified command for grounded fishing vessel near Santa Cruz Correction: A previous version of this release reported Parker Diving and Salvage was contracted to remove fuel and salvage the Pacific Quest. Parker Diving and Salvage has only been contracted for fuel removal. The contractor for salvage operations has not yet been determined. SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR), Monterey County, Santa Cruz Fire Department and a representative of the vessel owners have established a […]”
USCG Press Release, 1535 hrs on 13-AUG-2018
Source report excerpt: “Update 1 - Unified command responds to grounded vessel near Santa Cruz SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR), Monterey County and Santa Cruz Fire Department continued a unified response Monday with cooperation of the vessel owner to respond to a 56-foot commercial fishing vessel that ran aground Sunday morning with a maximum potential capacity of 1,200 gallons of diesel aboard near Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz. The vessel, Pacific Quest, began breaking apart on the rocks Sunday evening, causing a […]”
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NOAAORR-9772 NOAA response record
Grounded F/V Pacific Quest; Santa Cruz, CA. Santa Cruz, CA. 1. On August 12, 2018, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) staff contacted the NOAA SSC about a grounded fishing vessel just outside Santa Cruz, CA at the base of the bluff near UC Santa Cruz’s Seymour Marine Discovery Center. The vessel is carrying 1,200 gallons of diesel. Responders on-scene have requested a trajectory. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1200 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 36.948N 122.067W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9772: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9772Open record and warning history →
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