Spills · oil
Ssw of catalina island, ca
F/V Infidel; Ssw of Catalina Island, Ca · NOAAORR-6039
- issued
- 2006-01-09 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2006-01-23 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2006-01-23 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 33.298, -118.317
- vessel
- F/V INFIDEL · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Infidel; SSW of Catalina Island, CA. SSW of Catalina Island, CA. 1. On the night of January 8, 2006, the fishing vessel F/V Infidel sank. The location is about five miles SSW of Catalina Island, California. The vessel was carrying about 800 gal diesel fuel. It is not know if there is currently a sheen from any spilled fuel. The depth at that location is about 600 fathoms. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 800 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 33.298N 118.317W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6039: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6039
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2006-01-09 · closed 2006-02-06
- Ssw of catalina island, ca this message2006-01-09 → 2006-01-23
- Catalina island, ca2006-01-23 → 2006-02-06
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-55.00N 118-25.00W, 32-55.00N 118-15.00W,…Exercises · 31.5 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-55.00N 118-25.00W, 32-55.00N 118-15.00W,…Exercises · 31.5 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-52.70N 119-11.96W, 33-08.06N 118-52.09W,…Exercises · 38.3 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-52.70N 119-11.96W, 33-08.06N 118-52.09W,…Exercises · 38.3 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-33.00N 118-25.00W, 32-35.00N 118-16.00W,…Exercises · 64.5 nm
- Hazardous operations 010800Z aug to 010800Z sep in area bound by 32-33.00N 118-25.00W, 32-35.00N 118-16.00W,…Exercises · 64.5 nm
- Hazardous operations 311300Z to 312100Z aug in area bound by 33-26.00N 119-25.00W, 33-37.00N 119-10.00W,…Exercises · 65.4 nm
- MQMG+2H san diego, ca, USASpills · 66.3 nm
- Coronado island south light 32-23.5N 117-14.5W unlitNav aids · 76.8 nm
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