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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

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  1. Fort funston, san francisco, ca this message2021-02-03 → 2021-02-17
  2. Long wharf, richmond, ca2021-02-09 → 2021-02-23

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