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C22G+FM morro bay, ca, USA

C22G+FM Morro Bay, CA, USA · NOAAORR-11223

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates
NOAA IncidentNews — spill and casualty responses since 1957 · NOAA OR&R. Issued 2026-09-22 00:00Z. First collected 2026-09-24 04:50Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-24 04:50Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
C22G+FM Morro Bay, CA, USA. The parsed report position is 35.401, -120.973. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →

issued
2026-09-22 00:00Z
status
Listed in force
self-cancels
2026-10-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
35.401, -120.973
source
NOAA IncidentNews — spill and casualty responses since 1957 · first seen 2026-09-24 04:50Z

Original warning text

Plane Crash off Morro Bay; Morro Bay, California.
C22G+FM Morro Bay, CA, USA.
1. On the evening of September 22, 2026, a Hunter Hawk jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Morro Bay, California. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC), requesting a trajectory analysis for 977 gallons of JP-5 (Jet Propellant-5). Additional information is unavailable at this time.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 35.401N 120.973W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11223: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11223

Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · spills & pollution incidents

318 within 180 nm since 1969 · 21 in the last 12 months · 2 listed in force now

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Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

6 spills & pollution incidents listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 05:56Z; source collection times vary.

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.