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Pleasure craft emerald c grounded, stillwater cove; pebble beach, california

NOAAORR-10937

issued
2025-03-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-04-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-04-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
36.566, -121.942
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pleasure Craft EMERALD C grounded, Stillwater Cove; Pebble Beach, California.
Pebble Beach, CA.
1. On March 26, 2025, the USCG Sector San Francisco contacted their NOAA SSC regarding a 54-foot pleasure craft EMERALD C that grounded the previous night and is ashore in Stillwater Cove (adjacent to Pebble Beach Golf Links). At the time, the vessel was on sand and reportedly had 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on-board.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 36.566N 121.942W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10937: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10937

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