Spills · oil

37 nm west of point loma, san diego, ca

Anomaly Detected By Satellite West of Point Loma, San Diego, Ca · NOAAORR-10520

issued
2022-09-19 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-10-03 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-10-03 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
32.731, -117.987
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Anomaly Detected by Satellite West of Point Loma, San Diego, CA.
37 NM West of Point Loma, San Diego, CA.
1. On September 19, 2002, the USCG Sector San Diego contacted their NOAA SSC to request a trajectory estimate for the NESDIS Marine Pollution Surveillance Report (MPSR) issued at 2340 hrs UTC, 37 NM (87 KM) west of Point Loma. USCG requested overflight search areas for near sunset today and sunrise tomorrow.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 32.731N 117.987W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10520: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10520

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