Long beach, california

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M/V Lavaux; Long Beach, California.
Long Beach, California.
1. On the evening of November 28, 1991, the motor vessel Lavaux spilled approximately 30 barrels of #2 fuel oil into Long Beach Harbor during a bunkering operation. The vessel's Master contacted the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Office (MSO) Los Angeles/Long Beach. The Chief of Port Operations assumed the role of Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC). The shipping agent contracted Ship's Services to mitigate the spill. At the time of the spill winds were out of the east at 15 knots; seas, one to two feet. Ship's Services installed containment boom around the Lavaux, the barge Phoenix, and the nearby breakwater that leads out into open water (Queen's Gate) during the evening of November 28, 1991, and the early morning of the next day. Overflight operations the morning of November 29 showed that there was a large slick of rainbow sheen around the riprap and that some of the oil had [...]
2. COMMODITY: #2 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1260 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 33.688N 118.228W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6849: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6849