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Pleasure craft marchelle aground; west side of catalina island, ca

NOAAORR-10015

issued
2019-12-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2019-12-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
2019-12-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
33.419, -118.488
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pleasure Craft MARCHELLE aground; West side of Catalina Island, CA.
West side of Catalina Island, CA.
1. On the morning of 30-NOV-2019, the 33ft Pleasure Craft MARCHELLE ran aground on the west side of Catalina Island (near Two Harbors) with a maximum potential of 800 Gallons of diesel on board. At the time, a 1/4 mile sheen was observed leading to the west at high tide. On the morning of 02-DEC-2019, USCG Sector LA/Long Beach contacted the NOAA SSC to request a worst case (800 gallon) trajectory estimate in the event a release occurs during salvage operations scheduled for 1300 hrs on 02-DEC-2019.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 800 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 33.419N 118.488W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10015: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10015

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