Spills · oil

East of san clemente island, ca

Two Sheens; East of San Clemente Island, Ca · NOAAORR-10800

issued
2024-06-09 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2024-06-23 00:00Z
self-cancels
2024-06-23 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
32.917, -118.203
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Two Sheens; East of San Clemente Island, CA.
East of San Clemente Island, CA.
1. Mid-afternoon on 09-JUN-2024, USCG Sector San Diego contacted their NOAA SSC to report two sheens observed just east of San Clemente Island by a USCG aircraft earlier in the day. One sheen was described as 1,000 feet x 1-1.5 miles, the other was described as roughly 4.5 miles long. No black oil was reported, but at least some rainbow sheen was observed. USCG will have a helicopter in the area tomorrow morning (10-JUN-2024) on a training flight and requested a possible search area.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SHEEN.
3. POSITION 32.917N 118.203W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10800: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10800

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