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Discovery bay, stockton, california

Tank Truck Spill; Discovery Bay, Stockton, California · NOAAORR-6474

issued
1987-05-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1987-06-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
1987-06-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
37.965, -121.290
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tank Truck Spill; Discovery Bay, Stockton, California.
Discovery Bay, Stockton, California.
1. At 1215 the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, was notified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Technical Assistance Team (TAT) that a tank truck carrying approximately 5,000 gallons of anthraquinone acid and vanadium compound had overturned in Stockton. An estimated 500 gallons spilled from the ruptured tank and an unknown amount of the chemical entered a storm drain which leads to Italian Slough, which empties into Discovery Bay. USCG district 12.
2. COMMODITY: ANTHRAQUINONE ACID, VANADIUM COMPOUND. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 37.965N 121.290W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6474: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6474

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