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Rosarito beach, mexico

Rosarito Facility; Rosarito Beach, Mexico · NOAAORR-7402

issued
1999-05-13 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1999-05-27 00:00Z
self-cancels
1999-05-27 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
32.350, -117.067
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Rosarito Facility; Rosarito Beach, Mexico.
Rosarito Beach, Mexico.
1. At approximately 1500, May 13, 1999, a tank vessel approximately 1700 meters offshore Rosarito Beach, Mexico noted an oil leak from the shore-based pipeline they were pumping to.. Weather at the time of the incident was winds at 10 knots from the south. An estimated 1000 barrels of a heavy fuel oil were released offshore.. The RP hired contractors to clean shorelines in Mexico. The USCG arranged for an overflight in Mexican airspace using a USCG helicopter. USCG district 11. Keyword: endangered species, evaporation.
2. COMMODITY: IFO 380. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 32.350N 117.067W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7402: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7402

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