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San luis obispo, california
Tug Challenger; San Luis Obispo, California · NOAAORR-6471
- issued
- 1987-05-10 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1987-05-24 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1987-05-24 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 35.214, -121.150
- vessels
- FISHING VESSEL BOGGIE BAYTUG CHALLENGER · 4 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug Challenger; San Luis Obispo, California. San Luis Obispo, California. 1. At 1805 on May 10, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, was notified by Coast Guard Group, Monterey that a mayday call had been received from the 85-foot tug Challenger that the tug was sinking and all on board were abandoning ship. The Challenger sank in approximately 50 fathoms of water. The fishing vessel Boggie Bay and the Coast Guard cutter Point Heyer picked up the four crew members, who were subsequently taken to the hospital, where they were reported to be in good condition. The Challenger had 18,000 gallons of #2 diesel fuel aboard and 150 gallons of lube oil. A slick was observed coming from the location of the sinking. The slick was estimated to be 2 miles by 250 yards wide and heading south. USCG district 12. 2. COMMODITY: NO. 2 DIESEL FUEL. 3. POSITION 35.214N 121.150W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6471: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6471
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USA2026-08-30
- Pollution surveillance report off santa barbara; montecito, california2026-08-13
- J444+RW monterey, ca, USA2026-08-13
- 1809 sunset dr, pacific grove, ca 93950, USA2026-08-07
- R685+56 moss landing, ca, USA2026-08-07
- 841 w brannan island rd, isleton, ca 95641, USA2026-07-31
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1987-04-21 · closed 1987-05-24
- Morro bay, california1987-04-21 → 1987-05-05
- San luis obispo, california this message1987-05-10 → 1987-05-24
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 100.8 nm
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Spills
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