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Fort funston, san francisco, ca
Styrofoam Debris; Fort Funston, San Francisco, Ca · NOAAORR-10225
- issued
- 2021-02-03 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-02-17 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-02-17 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 37.720, -122.507
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Styrofoam debris; Fort Funston, San Francisco, CA. Fort Funston, San Francisco, CA. 1. On Wednesday, 27-JAN-2021, a member of the public observed Styrofoam pieces scattered along the shoreline near Fort Funston, just south of Ocean Beach in San Francisco, and reported it to the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS). GFNMS staff then contacted NOAA OR&R to inquire whether the foam may have been related to two recent shipping container losses north of the Hawaiian Islands or to containers lost in the general vicinity back in December 2015. 2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: MARINE DEBRIS. 3. POSITION 37.720N 122.507W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10225: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10225
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USA2026-08-30
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USA2026-08-21
- J444+RW monterey, ca, USA2026-08-13
- 1809 sunset dr, pacific grove, ca 93950, USA2026-08-07
- R685+56 moss landing, ca, USA2026-08-07
- 841 w brannan island rd, isleton, ca 95641, USA2026-07-31
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2021-02-03 · closed 2021-02-23
- Fort funston, san francisco, ca this message2021-02-03 → 2021-02-17
- Long wharf, richmond, ca2021-02-09 → 2021-02-23
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 30.7 nm
- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 64.5 nm
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