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M/V Gardenia ACE Suffered AN

1 message · 1999-08-12

status
no warning in force
first mention
1999-08-12 00:00Z
latest mention
1999-08-12 00:00Z
reported as
Spills1
sea
North Pacific Ocean
last position
35.500, -123.000

Messages · 1, oldest first

One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-7425. This page grows when the name is issued again.

  1. 1
    Spills·NOAAORR-74251999-08-12 00:00Z → cancelled 1999-08-26 00:00Z
    Point piedras blancas, california
    M/V Gardenia Ace; Point Piedras Blancas, California · North Pacific Ocean
    M/V Gardenia Ace; Point Piedras Blancas, California.
Point Piedras Blancas, California.
1. At approximately 1300 on August 12, 1999, the M/V Gardenia Ace suffered an engine room fire and lost power. The 573-foot car carrier was adrift for several hours 80 nm offshore of Point Piedras Blancas, California with 750,000 gallons of marine diesel onboard. Weather on-scene was winds from the north-northwest at 22 knots. A US Navy vessel attended on-scene and a commercial tug was sent to tow the vessel into San Francisco Bay. USCG district 11. Keyword: potential spill.
2. COMMODITY: MARINE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 75000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 35.500N 123.000W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7425: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7425

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