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Los angeles, california

M/V Sammi Superstars; Los Angeles, California · NOAAORR-6784

issued
1991-01-09 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1991-01-23 00:00Z
self-cancels
1991-01-23 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
33.722, -118.242
vessel
M/V SAMMI SUPERSTARS
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V SAMMI SUPERSTARS; Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles, California.
1. On Tuesday night, January 8 the bulk freighter SAMMI SUPERSTARS spilled approx. 308 barrels of an Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO 380) into the East Basin Channel of Los Angeles harbor (berth 176.) The spill occurred when a SUPERSTARS crewmember left his station and failed to notice that a fuel tank was overflowing during bunkering operations. USCG district 11.
2. COMMODITY: IFO 380. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 12900 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 33.722N 118.242W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6784: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6784

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