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Huntington beach, ca

Black Oil Slick; Huntington Beach, Ca · NOAAORR-10396

issued
2021-12-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2021-12-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
2021-12-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
33.686, -118.052
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Black Oil Slick; Huntington Beach, CA.
Huntington Beach, CA.
1. On 15-Dec-2021, Sector LA-Longbeach received a report of a black oil slick 30 feet by 90 feet in Huntington Beach near Bolsa Chica. They have requested a trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL.
3. POSITION 33.686N 118.052W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10396: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10396

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Timeline · 4 messages since 2021-12-15 · closed 2022-01-05

  1. 61-ft paddleboat sinking, long beach, ca2021-12-15 → 2021-12-29
  2. Huntington beach, ca this message2021-12-15 → 2021-12-29
  3. Long beach, ca2021-12-15 → 2021-12-29
  4. Tarballs off bolsa chica ecological reserve, huntington beach, ca2021-12-22 → 2022-01-05

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