Spills · oil

WG3M+9M stockton, ca, USA

Asphalt Spill Into Trapper Slough; Stockton, California · NOAAORR-11215

issued
2026-09-07 00:00Z
status
in force
self-cancels
2026-09-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
37.903, -121.466
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-09 04:50Z

Original warning text

Asphalt Spill into Trapper Slough; Stockton, California.
WG3M+9M Stockton, CA, USA.
1. On September 7, 2026, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector San Francisco notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) that a tanker truck containing asphalt was involved in a vehicle accident and went off the road into Trapper Slough near Area Contingency Plan region 2-974. An unknown amount of asphalt has been discharged from the tanker truck. An oil spill response organization (OSRO) is enroute. NOAA provided information about the behavior of asphalt products when they are spilled.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 37.903N 121.466W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11215: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11215

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