Spills · oil
Pleasure craft adrift and sinking, southwest of half moon bay, ca
NOAAORR-10565
- issued
- 2023-02-04 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2023-02-18 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2023-02-18 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 37.392, -122.540
- vessel
- YACHT SERENITY BELIEVED
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Pleasure Craft Adrift and Sinking, Southwest of Half Moon Bay, CA. SSW of Half Moon Bay, CA. 1. On 04-FEB-2023, USCG Sector San Francisco contacted their NOAA SSC about the 70' yacht SERENITY believed to be carrying 600-700 gallons fuel on board when it began taking on water. People were safely removed from the vessel during a USCG search & rescue (SAR) operation. Sector SF IMD requested a vessel drift estimate. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 700 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 37.392N 122.540W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10565: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10565
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