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Point piedras blancas, california

M/V Gardenia Ace; Point Piedras Blancas, California · NOAAORR-7425

issued
1999-08-12 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1999-08-26 00:00Z
self-cancels
1999-08-26 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
35.500, -123.000
vessels
M/V GARDENIA ACEM/V GARDENIA ACE SUFFERED AN
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Gardenia Ace; Point Piedras Blancas, California.
Point Piedras Blancas, California.
1. At approximately 1300 on August 12, 1999, the M/V Gardenia Ace suffered an engine room fire and lost power. The 573-foot car carrier was adrift for several hours 80 nm offshore of Point Piedras Blancas, California with 750,000 gallons of marine diesel onboard. Weather on-scene was winds from the north-northwest at 22 knots. A US Navy vessel attended on-scene and a commercial tug was sent to tow the vessel into San Francisco Bay. USCG district 11. Keyword: potential spill.
2. COMMODITY: MARINE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 75000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 35.500N 123.000W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7425: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7425

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