Spills
Mystery spill, tarague beach, guam; anderson air force base, guam
NOAAORR-6875
- issued
- 1992-02-29 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1992-03-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1992-03-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 13.638, 145.950
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Spill, Tarague Beach, Guam; Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. 1. On the morning of February 29, 1992, small patches of heavy, viscous black oil were found on Tarague Beach and several adjacent beaches on Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Office (MSO) Guam was notified of the spill by the Anderson Air Force Base Environmental Coordinator at 1200 on February 29. USCG personnel collected tarball samples from all impacted beaches, samples of oil from impacted wildlife (turtles), and cargo samples from the few identified vessels that had transited the general vicinity. These samples were sent to the USCG Central Oil Identification Laboratory for analysis. USCG district 14. Keyword: endangered species. 2. COMMODITY: OIL. 3. POSITION 13.638N 145.950E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6875: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6875
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