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On the morning of 17JUN2008, an unknown sheen was reported on the beach of robert crown memorial beach, a…

Mystery Tarballs; Alameda, Ca · Alameda, Ca · 2 messages · 2008-05-14 to 2008-07-01

status
closed 2008-07-01 00:00Z
opened
2008-05-14 00:00Z
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
37.763, -122.273
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-7816

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-78162008-05-14 00:00Z → cancelled 2008-05-28 00:00Z
    Sector san francisco notified the noaa ssc at 0140hrs on 14MAY2008 that the tug independence allided with…pipeline
    Tesoro gasoline spill; Martinez, CA.
    Martinez, CA.
    1. Sector San Francisco notified the NOAA SSC at 0140hrs on 14MAY2008 that the Tug Independence allided with Tesoro's Avon Wharf in Martinez, CA damaging three 6-8 inch pipelines and releasing an unknown quantity of gasoline into the Carquinez Straits. A trajectory estimate was requested.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1500 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
    3. POSITION 38.000N 122.000W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7816: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7816
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-78372008-06-17 00:00Z → cancelled 2008-07-01 00:00Z
    On the morning of 17JUN2008, an unknown sheen was reported on the beach of robert crown memorial beach, a…mystery substance
    Mystery tarballs; Alameda, CA.
    Alameda, CA.
    1. On the morning of 17JUN2008, an unknown sheen was reported on the beach of Robert Crown Memorial Beach, a bayfront park in Alameda, CA. Subsequent inspection by USCG and CA OSPR field staff revealed dime to quarter-sized, sheening tarballs along a mile of shoreline. Sector San Francisco notified the NOAA SSC shortly after 1700hrs and requested a NOAA hindcast trajectory to narrow down the potential sources for sampling.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: POSSIBLE LUBE OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
    3. POSITION 37.763N 122.273W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7837: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7837

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