Spills · adrift
On june 28, 2022, noaa fisheries received a report of a dead entangled killer whale floating approx
Dead Entangled Orca Offshore of Newport, Or · Oregon Coast · NOAAORR-10484
- issued
- 2022-06-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2022-07-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2022-07-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 44.653, -124.588
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Dead Entangled Orca offshore of Newport, OR. Oregon Coast. 1. On June 28, 2022, NOAA Fisheries received a report of a dead entangled killer whale floating approx. 30 miles offshore Southwest of Newport, Oregon and contacted the NOAA NW SSC to request a drift model to see if the whale will go ashore and where they may be able to locate it for sampling. 2. THREAT: OTHER. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 0 GALLONS. TAGS: ADRIFT, MARINE MAMMAL. 3. POSITION 44.653N 124.588W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10484: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10484
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