Spills · oil
Little potato slough, stockton, ca
Sheening M/V Aurora; Little Potato Slough, Stockton, Ca · NOAAORR-10805
- issued
- 2024-05-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2024-06-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2024-06-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 38.057, -121.501
- vessel
- M/V AURORA · 7 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Sheening M/V AURORA; Little Potato Slough, Stockton, CA. Little Potato Slough, Stockton, CA. 1. On 22-MAY-2024, USCG Sector San Francisco began responding to the sunken M/V AURORA, a 65-year old, 293-ft decommissioned cruise ship in Little Potato Slough near Stockton, CA. The AURORA was discharging an unknown amount of oil into the San Joaquin River Delta, so Sector San Francisco opened the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and hired a salvage contractor to mitigate the pollution, while the City of Stockton closed a local drinking water intake. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: 21,000 GALLONS OF OILY WATER, 3,200 GALLONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. 3. POSITION 38.057N 121.501W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10805: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10805
This area · spills & pollution incidents
244 within 180 nm since 1971 · 13 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now
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- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USA2026-08-30
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USA2026-08-21
- J444+RW monterey, ca, USA2026-08-13
- 1809 sunset dr, pacific grove, ca 93950, USA2026-08-07
- R685+56 moss landing, ca, USA2026-08-07
- 841 w brannan island rd, isleton, ca 95641, USA2026-07-31
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2024-05-22 · closed 2024-07-16
- Little potato slough, stockton, ca this message2024-05-22 → 2024-06-05
- Rio vista, ca2024-07-02 → 2024-07-16
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 69.9 nm
- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 76 nm
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8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
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