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Two harbors, santa catalina island, ca

Pleasure Craft Wild Wave; Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island, Ca · NOAAORR-10054

issued
2020-03-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-03-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-03-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
33.423, -118.505
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pleasure craft WILD WAVE; Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island, CA.
Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island, CA.
1. On the afternoon of 10-MAR-2020, USCG Sector LA/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC about an un-manned pleasure craft WILD WAVE that was dragging anchor outside of Catalina Harbor on Santa Catalina Island, CA. It is a 65' wooden vessel (former trawler) with a potential of 400-800 gallons diesel on-board and is reportedly 30 yards offshore. Sector LA/LB requests a hypothetical "what if" trajectory in the event it hits the rocks and discharges in the next two hours.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 800 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 33.423N 118.505W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10054: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10054

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  1. Long beach, ca2020-03-04 → 2020-03-18
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