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Navy pipeline; san diego, california

U.S · NOAAORR-7133

issued: 1996-03-07 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1996-03-21 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1996-03-21 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 32.655, -117.223
vessels: YACHT BASIN · 2 messages YACHT CLUB · 7 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

U.S. Navy Pipeline; San Diego, California.
San Diego, California.
1. On March 7, 1996, MSO San Diego was notified of an oil sheen covering the Southwestern Yacht Club. The discharge had come from a U.S. Navy (USN) underground pipeline carrying JP-5 jet fuel at the Point Loma Fuel Pier. The oil was coming from the northwestern shoreline of Shelter Island Yacht Basin, near the San On March 7, 1996, MSO San Diego was notified of an oil sheen covering the Southwestern Yacht Club. The discharge had come from a U.S. Navy (USN) underground pipeline carrying JP-5 jet fuel at the Point Loma Fuel Pier. The oil was coming from the northwestern shoreline of Shelter Island Yacht Basin, near the San Diego Yacht Club. Weather at the time was fair, mostly cloudy, with winds at about four knots, calm seas, air temperature 68?, and water temperature 58?. The first responders boomed the area and used sorbents to absorb the oil. The USN response contractor used vacuum [...]
2. COMMODITY: JP-5 JET FUEL.
3. POSITION 32.655N 117.223W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7133: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7133

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MQMG+2H san diego, ca, USASpills · 1.7 nm
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