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Nile river, fort bragg, california

Ocean Fresh Fish Company; Nile River, Fort Bragg, California · NOAAORR-6407

issued
1986-09-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-09-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-09-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
39.440, -123.806
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Ocean Fresh Fish Company; Nile River, Fort Bragg, California.
Nile River, Fort Bragg, California.
1. On September 10, 1986, approximately 1,000 gallons of industrial strength chlorine calcium hypochloride, and 30% inert materials spilled during annual maintenance at the cannery the Ocean Fresh Fish Company, at the mouth of the Nile River near Fort Bragg, California. The piers around the cannery were immediately secured for the entire tidal cycle. USCG district 11.
2. COMMODITY: CHLORINE (INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH), CALCIUM HYPOCHLORIDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.440N 123.806W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6407: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6407

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