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Coast guard cutter alder; wnw of fort bragg, ca

Diesel Spill From U.S · NOAAORR-10756

issued: 2024-03-15 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2024-03-29 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2024-03-29 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 39.604, -124.360
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Diesel Spill from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder; WNW of Fort Bragg, CA.
WNW of Fort Bragg, CA.
1. On March 15, 2024, USCG Sector Humboldt Bay contacted their NOAA SSC to request trajectory support for a 500-gallon diesel spill from the USCG Cutter ALDER earlier in the morning, roughly 30 miles WNW of Fort Bragg, CA. Oil fate & transport info was provided verbally by phone.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.604N 124.360W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10756: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10756

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