Spills · oil
Off point reyes, ca
Container Ship Drifting In Heavy Weather Off Point Reyes, Ca · NOAAORR-10440
- issued
- 2022-04-08 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2022-04-22 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2022-04-22 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 38.060, -123.128
- vessel
- CONTAINER SHIP ROUGHLY 8
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Container Ship Drifting in Heavy Weather off Point Reyes, CA. off Point Reyes, CA. 1. At 1900 hrs on 08-APR-2022, USCG District 11 staff alerted their NOAA SSC of a drifting 560’ (172 m) container ship roughly 8 miles off Point Reyes. She was experiencing engine troubles and the anchor was dragging under heavy weather conditions from the NW. Three tugs are en route and a second anchor was deployed, which slowed drift to <1 knot. Even so, she continues to drift towards the Point Reyes National Seashore and is reportedly carrying roughly 39,000 gallons of fuel. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LOW SULFUR DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 39000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 38.060N 123.128W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10440: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10440
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 2022-03-08 · closed 2022-04-22
- Salmon creek, ca2022-03-08 → 2022-03-22
- Off point reyes, ca this message2022-04-08 → 2022-04-22
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 7 nm
- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 98.5 nm
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