Spills · oil
Off carlsbad, ca
Pc Relentless Sunk; Off Carlsbad, Ca · NOAAORR-10318
- issued
- 2021-07-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-07-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-07-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 33.117, -117.467
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
PC RELENTLESS sunk; off Carlsbad, CA. off Carlsbad, CA. 1. On 15-JUL-2021, USCG Sector San Diego contacted their NOAA SSC regarding the sunken pleasure craft RELENTLESS that had caught fire and sank roughly 7 miles off Carlsbad, CA in roughly 1,600 feet of water. The vessel had a maximum capacity of 750 gallons diesel and some sheening had been observed from a USCG aircraft after the vessel sank. USCG requested information on oil fate & transport 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 750 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 33.117N 117.467W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10318: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10318
This area · spills & pollution incidents
143 within 180 nm since 1957 · 11 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- MQMG+2H san diego, ca, USA2026-08-25
- Pollution surveillance report off santa barbara; montecito, california2026-08-13
- 12242 western ave, garden grove, ca 92841, USA2026-05-22
- Pipeline leak into los angeles river; east los angeles, california2026-05-22
- 87HX+RV santa barbara, ca, USA2026-05-11
- 60 admiralty cross, coronado, ca 92118, USA2026-04-21
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- MQMG+2H san diego, ca, USASpills · 28.8 nm
- Coronado island south light 32-23.5N 117-14.5W unlitNav aids · 45 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-55.00N 118-25.00W, 32-55.00N 118-15.00W,…Exercises · 51 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-55.00N 118-25.00W, 32-55.00N 118-15.00W,…Exercises · 51 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-33.00N 118-25.00W, 32-35.00N 118-16.00W,…Exercises · 59.6 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-33.00N 118-25.00W, 32-35.00N 118-16.00W,…Exercises · 59.6 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-52.70N 119-11.96W, 33-08.06N 118-52.09W,…Exercises · 72.1 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-52.70N 119-11.96W, 33-08.06N 118-52.09W,…Exercises · 72.1 nm
- Hazardous operations 311300Z to 312100Z aug in area bound by 33-26.00N 119-25.00W, 33-37.00N 119-10.00W,…Exercises · 109.4 nm
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