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Off san clemente, ca

Recreational Pilot Reports Mystery Sheen Off San Clemente, Ca · NOAAORR-10164

issued
2020-08-31 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-09-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-09-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
33.337, -117.638
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Recreational pilot reports mystery sheen off San Clemente, CA.
Off San Clemente, CA.
1. In the early afternoon of 30-AUG-2020, a recreational pilot observed a mystery sheen roughly 3.75 miles offshore of San Clemente, CA (between Dana Point and Oceanside). A report was made to the National Response Center almost 24 hrs after the observation, describing the sheen as rainbow in color and roughly 50 feet in diameter. USCG Sector San Diego requested trajectory input in the event they conduct a helicopter overflight.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 33.337N 117.637W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10164: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10164

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