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South of half moon bay, ca

S/V Freedom Adrift; South of Half Moon Bay, Ca · NOAAORR-10089

issued
2020-05-20 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-06-03 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-06-03 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
37.298, -122.563
vessel
S/V FREEDOM · 4 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

S/V FREEDOM adrift; South of Half Moon Bay, CA.
South of Half Moon Bay, CA.
1. Shortly before midnight on 19-MAY-2020, USCG Sector San Francisco received a call from the 30’ wooden S/V FREEDOM that she was beset by weather and adrift south of Pillar Point Harbor, CA. All persons on board were rescued without incident and no pollution threat is anticipated. The subsequent morning, the Monterey Bay & Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries' staff contacted the NOAA SSC for CA to request a drift estimate for the un-manned vessel to assist in potential recovery/removal by the vessel owner.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 37.298N 122.563W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10089: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10089

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