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On october 26, 2020, the uscg sector la/lb contacted their noaa ssc about the pleasure craft M/V wild wave…
M/V Wild Wave Aground; Avalon, Ca · Avalon, Ca · NOAAORR-10191
- issued
- 2020-10-26 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-11-09 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-11-09 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 33.350, -118.327
- vessel
- M/V WILD WAVE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V WILD WAVE aground; Avalon, CA. Avalon, CA. 1. On October 26, 2020, the USCG Sector LA/LB contacted their NOAA SSC about the pleasure craft M/V WILD WAVE that was aground on Descanso Beach, in Avalon, CA (Santa Catalina Island). USCG reports that the vessel has a potential of 200 gallons of diesel on board. It is likely to break up before the vessel can be recovered. Sector LA/LB requested a hypothetical "what if" trajectory in the event a spill occurs. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 33.350N 118.327W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10191: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10191
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2020-10-26 · closed 2020-12-23
- On october 26, 2020, the uscg sector la/lb contacted their noaa ssc about the pleasure craft M/V wild wave… this message2020-10-26 → 2020-11-09
- 35’ vessel submerged/grounded; long beach, ca2020-12-09 → 2020-12-23
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