San mateo, california

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1. 1
   NOAAORR-64821987-06-24 00:00Z → cancelled 1987-07-08 00:00Z
   Steel corporation tosco refinery; san francisco bay

   U.S. Steel Corporation Tosco Refinery; San Francisco Bay.
   San Francisco Bay.
   1. At approximately 1910 on June 24, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, was notified by Coast Guard Group, Concord, of a reddish-brown material being discharged from an outfall at the U.S. Steel Corporation's TOSCO Refinery. Coast Guard, California Department of fish and Game, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, and county health personnel went on-scene. The TOSCO plant supervisor was contacted and reported to the scene of the incident. The material was being discharged at a rate of 2400 gallons an hour directly into the San Francisco Bay. USCG district 12.
   2. COMMODITY: HYDROCHLORIC ACID, IRON OXIDE.
   3. POSITION 37.660N 122.283W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6482: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6482

2. 2
   NOAAORR-64871987-07-23 00:00Z → cancelled 1987-08-06 00:00Z
   At 0807 on july 23, 1987, the U.S

   Xerox Corporation; Newark, California.
   Newark, California.
   1. At 0807 on July 23, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, was notified by the Xerox Corporation plant supervisor in Newark, California, that a generator fuel gauge had malfunctioned. As a result, a tank had overflowed, spilling an unspecified amount of diesel fuel into a drain which leads to a slough that is part of the greater San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. The Coast Guard notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, and California Regional Water Quality Control Board. A sheen was observed near the Xerox corporation outfall. USCG district 11.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
   3. POSITION 37.536N 122.036W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6487: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6487

3. 3
   NOAAORR-64881987-07-28 00:00Z → cancelled 1987-08-11 00:00Z
   At 2010 on july 28, 1987, the U.S

   Rhome Chemical Company; Richmond, California.
   Richmond, California.
   1. At 2010 on July 28, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Alameda, California, was notified by the Richmond Police Department that a Rhome Chemical Company tank truck had hit an embankment and overturned in downtown Pittsburg. The truck was carrying two 20,000 gallon tanks of diesel fuel. The diesel tanks appeared to be intact, although a bank of machinery batteries had been crushed, resulting in a leak of approximately 15 gallons of battery acid (sulfuric acid). The tank truck driver was injured in the accident. The Richmond Fire Department reported to the scene. USCG district 12.
   2. COMMODITY: BATTERY ACID (SULFURIC ACID). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 15 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 37.943N 122.359W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6488: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6488

4. 4
   NOAAORR-64961987-09-09 00:00Z → cancelled 1987-09-23 00:00Z
   San mateo, california

   Leslie Salt; San Mateo, California.
   San Mateo, California.
   1. At 0700 on September 9, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, California was notified by Leslie Salt that one of its barges had sunk in approximately 50 feet of water 3 miles north of the San Mateo Bridge, 3.5 miles due east of Oyster Point. The 80 foot, steel-hulled barge had two 1,500-gallon diesel storage tanks, several 55 gallon drums filled with lube oil, ten 5-gallon containers of lube oil and thirty 50-gallon drums of paint on board. A slick was observed which measured approximately .6 miles long and by 100 meters wide. Leslie Salt took full financial responsibility for the incident. USCG district 12.
   2. COMMODITY: OIL.
   3. POSITION 37.546N 122.237W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6496: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6496