Spills
At 1407 on december 2, 1987, U.S
Maersk Container Terminal; Oakland, California · Oakland, California · NOAAORR-6526
- issued
- 1987-12-02 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1987-12-16 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1987-12-16 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 37.803, -122.322
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Maersk Container Terminal; Oakland, California. Oakland, California. 1. At 1407 on December 2, 1987, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office inspectors noticed a strong, pungent odor during an inspection of a container vessel at Pier 24, the Maersk Container Terminal. The cargo manifest listed the contents of the vessel, which had been stacked upside down in the container, as 100% tetrahydrofuran solution, bound for Singapore. The County Office of Emergency Service and the California Office of Emergency Services, dispatched personnel to the scene of the incident. USCG district 12. 2. COMMODITY: 100% TETRAHYDROFURAN SOLUTION. 3. POSITION 37.803N 122.322W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6526: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6526
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USA2026-08-30
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USA2026-08-21
- 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 · 8 messages since 1987-10-30 · closed 1988-01-18
- San francisco, california1987-10-30 → 1987-11-13
- Tung tai enterprises; pier 96, san francisco, california1987-10-30 → 1987-11-13
- San leandro, california1987-11-05 → 1987-11-19
- At 1407 on december 2, 1987, U.S this message1987-12-02 → 1987-12-16
- Half moon bay, california1987-12-06 → 1987-12-20
- Mystery Slick1; point montara, california1987-12-10 → 1987-12-24
- On december 16, 1987 at 1404 pst the san francisco ssc was notified that a dark black slick had been sighted…1987-12-16 → 1987-12-30
- On january 4, 1988, approximately 100 gallons of hexamethylenimine was spilled during transfer of a marine…1988-01-04 → 1988-01-18
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 35 nm
- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 64.8 nm
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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