Spills
On december 16, 1987 at 1404 pst the san francisco ssc was notified that a dark black slick had been sighted…
Barge Jovalan; California Coast · California Coast · NOAAORR-6535
- issued
- 1987-12-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1987-12-30 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1987-12-30 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 37.022, -122.598
- vessels
- BARGE CONTAINING 55BARGE JOVALANTUG PACIFIC MARINER · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barge Jovalan; California Coast. California Coast. 1. On December 16, 1987 at 1404 PST the San Francisco SSC was notified that a dark black slick had been sighted at 1200 15 miles off the California Coast. The Tug Pacific Mariner was towing a Barge containing 55,000 Barrels of Crude oil. There are 14 Tanks in the Barge. Position is 12 miles SW off Ano Nuevo, at 37 deg. 1.3 minutes N, 122 deg. 35.9 minutes W. 53 barrels or approximately 2300 gallons USCG district 11. 2. COMMODITY: ELWOOD CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2230 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 37.022N 122.598W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6535: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6535
This area · spills & pollution incidents
252 within 180 nm since 1971 · 13 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now
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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.S1987-12-02 → 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… this message1987-12-16 → 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
- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 40.9 nm
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 65.6 nm
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8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
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