Spills

San mateo, california

Leslie Salt; San Mateo, California · NOAAORR-6496

issued
1987-09-09 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1987-09-23 00:00Z
self-cancels
1987-09-23 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
37.546, -122.237
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Leslie Salt; San Mateo, California.
San Mateo, California.
1. At 0700 on September 9, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, California was notified by Leslie Salt that one of its barges had sunk in approximately 50 feet of water 3 miles north of the San Mateo Bridge, 3.5 miles due east of Oyster Point. The 80 foot, steel-hulled barge had two 1,500-gallon diesel storage tanks, several 55 gallon drums filled with lube oil, ten 5-gallon containers of lube oil and thirty 50-gallon drums of paint on board. A slick was observed which measured approximately .6 miles long and by 100 meters wide. Leslie Salt took full financial responsibility for the incident. USCG district 12.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 37.546N 122.237W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6496: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6496

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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.S1987-07-23 → 1987-08-06
  3. At 2010 on july 28, 1987, the U.S1987-07-28 → 1987-08-11
  4. San mateo, california this message1987-09-09 → 1987-09-23

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