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YACHT Basin

2 messages · 1996-03-07 to 2016-12-09

status
no warning in force
first mention
1996-03-07 00:00Z
latest mention
2016-12-09 00:00Z
reported as
Spills2
seas
North Pacific OceanNorth Atlantic Ocean
last position
37.394, -77.367

Track · one row per mention

mentions
2
span
7,582 d
in force
28 d
along track
1,978.8 nm
first → last
1,978.8 nm
issuedtypewherepositionstatus
1996-03-07SpillsU.S32.65, -117.22→ 1996-03-21
2016-12-09SpillsNorth Atlantic Ocean37.39, -77.37→ 2016-12-23

Messages · 2, oldest first

  1. 1
    Spills·NOAAORR-71331996-03-07 00:00Z → cancelled 1996-03-21 00:00Z
    Navy pipeline; san diego, california
    U.S · North Pacific Ocean
    U.S. Navy Pipeline; San Diego, California.
    San Diego, California.
    1. On March 7, 1996, MSO San Diego was notified of an oil sheen covering the Southwestern Yacht Club. The discharge had come from a U.S. Navy (USN) underground pipeline carrying JP-5 jet fuel at the Point Loma Fuel Pier. The oil was coming from the northwestern shoreline of Shelter Island Yacht Basin, near the San On March 7, 1996, MSO San Diego was notified of an oil sheen covering the Southwestern Yacht Club. The discharge had come from a U.S. Navy (USN) underground pipeline carrying JP-5 jet fuel at the Point Loma Fuel Pier. The oil was coming from the northwestern shoreline of Shelter Island Yacht Basin, near the San Diego Yacht Club. Weather at the time was fair, mostly cloudy, with winds at about four knots, calm seas, air temperature 68?, and water temperature 58?. The first responders boomed the area and used sorbents to absorb the oil. The USN response contractor used vacuum [...]
    2. COMMODITY: JP-5 JET FUEL.
    3. POSITION 32.655N 117.223W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7133: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7133
  2. 2
    Spills·NOAAORR-94122016-12-09 00:00Z → cancelled 2016-12-23 00:00Z
    Richmond yacht basin fire, richmond, virginia; 9998 arrahatteck trail, henrico, va 23231, USA
    North Atlantic Ocean
    Richmond Yacht Basin Fire, Richmond, Virginia; 9998 Arrahatteck Trail, Henrico, VA 23231, USA.
    9998 Arrahatteck Trail, Henrico, VA 23231, USA.
    1. On December 9, 2016, the USCG Sector Hampton Roads notified the NOAA SSC that there was a fire at the Richmond Yacht Basin Marine, Richmond, VA. Several dozen recreational boats, adjacent docks and piers were engulfed in flames. Sheen was observed in the James River. USCG on-scene. USCG requested technical support. tides and weather.
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL AND GASOLINE.
    3. POSITION 37.394N 077.367W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9412: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9412

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