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8MQR+62 avalon, ca, USA

Helicopter Crash Off Catalina Island; Avalon, California · 2 notices · issued 2026-09-22 to 2026-09-30

What the reports establish

These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.

Earliest dated evidence
NOAAORR-11222
2026-09-22 00:00Z
Latest dated evidence
NOAAORR-11228
2026-09-30 00:00Z
Recorded notice status
2 listed active
0 cancelled or archived

Collected from NOAA IncidentNews — spill and casualty responses since 1957. Issue dates order the reports, not the start and end of the underlying situation. A cancelled notice does not confirm recovery.

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What the numbers show

The 2 located notices give 2 distinct positions; the two farthest apart are 22.6 nautical miles apart.

Together the notices were in force for 12.2 days over an issue span of 8.0 days; overlapping notices are counted once.

Representative geometry selected from a member warning when this group was assembled. It is not the full affected area or a track. Each linked notice retains its own reported location.

Report comparison · 2 notices

Each report is compared with an earlier notice it explicitly cancels, when available, or with the preceding report. Changes refer to recorded wording and parsed fields; quoted lines are textual differences, not a verified account of how an incident developed. Nearby reports can describe different hazards. A status explanation is given once, on the first notice with that status.

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-11222Issued 2026-09-22 00:00Z · NOAA IncidentNews — spill and casualty responses since 1957

    Fishing vessel LINDA C sinks after hitting Los Angeles breakwall on September 20, 2026, with 30 gallons diesel and 10 gallons hydraulic fluid aboard; no discharge observed.

    Listed in force

    Earliest dated notice in this group. The archive does not establish whether it was the first report of the situation.

    Original warning text · NOAAORR-11222
    Fishing Vessel Sunk; Los Angeles, California.
PQ63+HX Los Angeles, CA, USA.
1. On September 22, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) about the commercial fishing vessel LINDA C that hit the Los Angeles breakwall and sank just outside the main channel on Sunday, September 20. No sheening or signs of discharge have been observed. The USCG is evaluating options and requested a worst-case discharge assessment from OR&R. The owner reported 30 gallons of diesel (maximum capacity 300 gallons) and 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid onboard.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 33.711N 118.245W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11222: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11222
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-11228Issued 2026-09-30 00:00Z · NOAA IncidentNews — spill and casualty responses since 1957

    Helicopter crash off Pebbly Beach, Catalina Island, California, on September 30, 2026, involves 131 gallons of Jet-A fuel and an oil pollution threat.

    Listed in force

    Compared with the preceding report; no direct cancellation link is recorded: NOAAORR-11222.

    Reported position
    Earlier: 33.711, -118.245
    This report: 33.338, -118.310
    Reported geometry
    Earlier: Previous parsed shape
    This report: Different parsed shape; see this message's map

    Wording in earlier report

    Fishing Vessel Sunk; Los Angeles, California.
    PQ63+HX Los Angeles, CA, USA.

    Wording in this report

    Helicopter Crash off Catalina Island; Avalon, California.
    8MQR+62 Avalon, CA, USA.
    Original warning text · NOAAORR-11228
    Helicopter Crash off Catalina Island; Avalon, California.
8MQR+62 Avalon, CA, USA.
1. On September 30, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) regarding a helicopter that crashed into the Pacific Ocean 0.2 nautical miles off Pebbly Beach on Catalina Island. Five people were reported to have been aboard the aircraft. Two people have been transported to the hospital. Two deceased persons have been recovered and one person remains missing. Maximum amount of fuel on board is reported to be 131 gallons of Jet-A. USCG press releases: October 1, 2026, Coast Guard, Partners Respond to a Helicopter Crash offshore Santa Catalina Island, https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4615899/coast-guard-partners-respond-to-a-helicopter-crash-offshore-santa-catalina-isla/. October 2, 2026, UPDATE: Coast Guard ends search offshore Santa Catalina Island, [...]
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 33.338N 118.310W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11228: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11228

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