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8MQR+62 avalon, ca, USA

8MQR+62 Avalon, CA, USA · NOAAORR-11228

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 2026-09-30 00:00Z. First collected 2026-10-03 04:50Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-03 04:50Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
8MQR+62 Avalon, CA, USA. The parsed report position is 33.338, -118.310. 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
2026-09-30 00:00Z
status
Listed in force
self-cancels
2026-10-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
issued by
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
33.338, -118.310
nearest port
Los Angeles · 24 nm
source
NOAA IncidentNews — spill and casualty responses since 1957 · first seen 2026-10-03 04:50Z

Original warning text

Helicopter Crash off Catalina Island; Avalon, California.
8MQR+62 Avalon, CA, USA.
1. On September 30, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) regarding a helicopter that crashed into the Pacific Ocean 0.2 nautical miles off Pebbly Beach on Catalina Island. Five people were reported to have been aboard the aircraft. Two people have been transported to the hospital. Two deceased persons have been recovered and one person remains missing. Maximum amount of fuel on board is reported to be 131 gallons of Jet-A. USCG press releases: October 1, 2026, Coast Guard, Partners Respond to a Helicopter Crash offshore Santa Catalina Island, https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4615899/coast-guard-partners-respond-to-a-helicopter-crash-offshore-santa-catalina-isla/. October 2, 2026, UPDATE: Coast Guard ends search offshore Santa Catalina Island, [...]
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 33.338N 118.310W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11228: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11228

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

160 within 180 nm since 1957 · 12 in the last 12 months · 2 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

8 spills & pollution incidents listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 07:00Z; 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 →

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