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Humboldt bay, ell river basin, california

F/V Pacific Eagle; Humboldt Bay, Ell River Basin, California · NOAAORR-6673

issued
1989-03-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1989-03-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
1989-03-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
40.770, -124.256
vessels
F/V PACIFIC EAGLEFISHING VESSEL PACIFIC EAGLE RAN HARD
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V PACIFIC EAGLE; Humboldt Bay, Ell River Basin, California.
Humboldt Bay, Ell River Basin, California.
1. On March 1, 1989, the 70-foot, steel-hulled fishing vessel PACIFIC EAGLE ran hard aground in heavy seas on a beach one mile south of the entrance to the Ell River. The vessel carried 2,000 gallons of number 2 diesel fuel, several barrels of lube oil, and a propane tank. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people and observed a sheen emanating from the vessel. USCG district 11.
2. COMMODITY: NUMBER 2 DIESEL FUEL, LUBE OIL, PROPANE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.770N 124.256W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6673: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6673

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