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Little potato slough, stockton, ca

Tug Mazapeta Sunk; Little Potato Slough, Stockton, Ca · NOAAORR-10669

issued
2023-09-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-10-10 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-10-10 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
38.057, -121.501
vessel
TUG MAZAPETA
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tug MAZAPETA sunk; Little Potato Slough, Stockton, CA.
Little Potato Slough, Stockton, CA.
1. On the afternoon of 26-SEP-2023, USCG Sector San Francisco contacted their NOAA SSC for oil fate/transport support for an ongoing sunken vessel case in the Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta. On 04-SEP, the Tug MAZAPETA sank to the bottom (partially submerged) in Little Potato Slough, a tributary of the Stockton Deep Water Channel. The owner estimated 1,000 gallons diesel and 600 gallons engine oil were on-board at the time of sinking. Sector San Francisco requested oil fate/transport information to assist in discussions with the City of Stockton and other key stakeholders
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL AND LUBE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1600 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 38.057N 121.501W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10669: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10669

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