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Depoe bay, or

Mystery Spill, Depoe Bay; Depoe Bay, Or · NOAAORR-6919

issued
1993-01-04 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1993-01-18 00:00Z
self-cancels
1993-01-18 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
44.807, -124.065
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Spill, Depoe Bay; Depoe Bay, OR.
Depoe Bay, OR.
1. At 1137, on January 4, 1993, USCG Station Depoe Bay, OR received a report of oil on the local beaches. A USCG overflight that afternoon confirmed the presence of tarballs and oil impacts along a 15-mile stretch of shoreline south of Lincoln, OR between Gleneden Beach and Seal Rock. No source of the oil was found. A shoreline survey by MSO Portland personnel the following morning observed weathered pea- to grape-size tarball accumulations that warranted cleanup deposited along the high-tide line in at least five different areas between Lincoln City and Lost Creek. The Oil Pollution Fund was opened. Manual cleanup of the impacted areas was completed January 8, 1993. USCG district 5.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 44.807N 124.065W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6919: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6919

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Timeline · 3 messages since 1993-01-04 · closed 1993-01-25

  1. Depoe bay, or this message1993-01-04 → 1993-01-18
  2. Ssc and coast guard surveyed 18 miles of shoreline between beaver creek and gleneden1993-01-06 → 1993-01-20
  3. Lincoln beach, or1993-01-11 → 1993-01-25

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