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Mystery oil Slick4; san francisco, california

2 messages · 1989-09-20 to 1989-10-04

status
closed 1989-10-04 00:00Z
opened
1989-09-20 00:00Z
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
37.823, -122.496
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-6730

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-67301989-09-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-10-04 00:00Z
    Mystery oil Slick3; san francisco, california
    Mystery Oil Slick3; San Francisco, California.
San Francisco, California.
1. On September 20, 1989, the U.S. Park Service Police discovered approximately 30 globules of oil on the beaches along the Marin Headlands. The police notified the U.S. Coast Guard and a 41-foot patrol boat was dispatched from Yerba Buena Island. The Coast Guard observed oil concentrations of twelve extremely weathered tar balls per 50 square yards in a seven- mile by three-mile stretch of area less than one half mile off the San Francisco coastline near the Golden Gate Bridge. The largest concentrations were on the beach north of the Golden Gate Bridge. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 37.799N 122.391W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6730: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6730
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-67311989-09-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-10-04 00:00Z
    Mystery oil Slick4; san francisco, california
    Mystery Oil Slick4; San Francisco, California.
San Francisco, California.
1. On September 20, 1989, the U.S. Park Service Police discovered approximately 30 globules of oil on the beaches along the Marin Headlands. The police notified the U.S. Coast Guard. A 41-foot patrol boat was dispatched from Yerba Buena Island. The Coast Guard observed oil concentrations of 12 extremely weathered tar balls per 50-square yards in a 7-by-3 mile stretch of area less than one half a mile off the San Francisco coastline near the Golden Gate Bridge. The largest concentrations were on the beach north of the Golden Gate Bridge. USCG district 11.
2. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN OIL.
3. POSITION 37.823N 122.496W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6731: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6731

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