Spills · oil

35’ vessel submerged/grounded; long beach, ca

NOAAORR-10209

issued
2020-12-09 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-12-23 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-12-23 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
33.741, -118.139
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

35’ vessel submerged/grounded; Long Beach, CA.
Long Beach, CA.
1. On December 10, 2020, the USCG Sector LA/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC regarding a 35’ vessel partially submerged & grounded in the vicinity of Island Chaffee (a man-made, industrial island near Long Beach, CA). The maximum potential for the vessel is 200 gallons, but the owner reports only 50 gallons of gasoline on board at the time of the incident (2230 hrs, 09-DEC-2020). Today, only light sheening has been observed near the vessel, but Sector wanted to know whether the vessel could impact nearby sensitive sites in the event of a catastrophic release.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 50 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 33.741N 118.139W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10209: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10209

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