Point reyes, ca

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Mystery Spill, Point Reyes; Point Reyes, CA.
Point Reyes, CA.
1. Mystery Spill Drakes Bay, CA Initial Report: On Sunday November 16, MSO San Francisco received reports from Point Reyes National Seashore of tarballs and oiled birds on Drakes Beach. An MSO team was dispatched and found trace amounts of dime sized tarballs along the beach. Personnel from the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary began collecting oiled live birds and dead birds. The Coast Guard conducted an overflight, but did not find any floating oil. By Monday, there were over 50 birds found dead, and an estimated 200 birds observed oiled in an area extending out to the Farallone Islands and south to Ocean Beach. Among the birds affected were 7 Snowy Plovers and one Brown Pelican, both endangered species. The International Bird Rescue and Research Center in Berkeley CA began cleaning and rehabilitating oiled birds. Assessment teams [...]
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 38.026N 122.953W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7248: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7248