Spills · oil

Privately-owned, de-commissioned coast guard buoy tender grounded, long beach, ca

NOAAORR-10543

issued
2022-12-11 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-12-25 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-12-25 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
33.741, -118.235
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Privately-Owned, De-Commissioned Coast Guard Buoy Tender Grounded, Long Beach, CA.
2980 Nimitz Rd, Long Beach, CA 90802, USA.
1. Early afternoon of 11-DEC-2022, USCG Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC to discuss the salvage of the grounded vessel FEARLESS KINGSTOWN. The vessel is a privately-owned, de-commissioned USCG buoy tender that is grounded at roughly 33° 44.4'N, 118° 14.1'W. It is not leaking and is sitting port-side to the riprap. A starboard-side fuel tank has a maximum potential of 4,500 gallons diesel fuel. The USCG requested oil fate & transport info for a hypothetical release in the event something happens during vessel removal operations.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5600 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 33.741N 118.235W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10543: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10543

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