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Humboldt bay, california

M/V Kure; Humboldt Bay, California · NOAAORR-7239

issued
1997-11-05 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1997-11-19 00:00Z
self-cancels
1997-11-19 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
40.817, -124.167
vessel
M/V KURE · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Kure; Humboldt Bay, California.
Humboldt Bay, California.
1. At about 0420 on November 5, 1997, the M/V Kure, a 639-foot Panamanian-flagged cargo carrier transporting wood chips, was shifting at the Louisiana Pacific Dock where she was berthed and allided with pilings. The allision punched a 12-inch hole about 10-feet above the waterline and, in the time required to plug the hole, approximately 4537 gallons of IFO 180 had discharged into Humboldt Bay. At the time of the incident, there were cloudy skies and winds reported light and variable. USCG district 11. Keyword: boom, Clean Bay inc., containment boom, International Bird Rescue, warm- or hot-water washing.
2. COMMODITY: IFO 180. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4540 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.817N 124.167W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7239: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7239

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