Spills

At 0807 on july 23, 1987, the U.S

Xerox Corporation; Newark, California · Newark, California · NOAAORR-6487

issued
1987-07-23 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1987-08-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
1987-08-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
37.536, -122.036
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Xerox Corporation; Newark, California.
Newark, California.
1. At 0807 on July 23, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, was notified by the Xerox Corporation plant supervisor in Newark, California, that a generator fuel gauge had malfunctioned. As a result, a tank had overflowed, spilling an unspecified amount of diesel fuel into a drain which leads to a slough that is part of the greater San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. The Coast Guard notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, and California Regional Water Quality Control Board. A sheen was observed near the Xerox corporation outfall. USCG district 11.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
3. POSITION 37.536N 122.036W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6487: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6487

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Timeline · 4 messages since 1987-06-24 · closed 1987-09-23

  1. Steel corporation tosco refinery; san francisco bay1987-06-24 → 1987-07-08
  2. At 0807 on july 23, 1987, the U.S this message1987-07-23 → 1987-08-06
  3. At 2010 on july 28, 1987, the U.S1987-07-28 → 1987-08-11
  4. San mateo, california1987-09-09 → 1987-09-23

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