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Humboldt bay, california

Dredge Stuyvesant; Humboldt Bay, California · NOAAORR-7430

issued
1999-09-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1999-09-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
1999-09-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
40.767, -124.233
vessels
DREDGE STUYVESANT · 2 messagesDREDGE STUYVESANT NOTIFIED THE COAST GUARD
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Dredge Stuyvesant; Humboldt Bay, California.
Humboldt Bay, California.
1. At approximately 8:00pm PST the Dredge STUYVESANT notified the Coast Guard that they noticed a trailing sheen as the dredge was coming in to Humbolt Bay. A Coast Guard overflight confirmed oil coming from the barge and requested that the vessel head out to the sea buoy to assess the problem. The vessel was found to have a crack in the hull 10' below the water line on the starboard side. The vessel continued west, further out to sea, and is attempting to effect repairs at sea. The crack is in a tank which contained approximately 920 BBL of IFO-180 fuel oil. After sounding the tank it is estimated that approximately 2,000 gallons of fuel oil has been released. USCG district 11. Keyword: containment boom, endangered species, evaporation, shallow-water recovery, skimmers, smothering, sorbent boom, sorbent pompoms, vacuum trucks, volunteers.
2. COMMODITY: IFO 180. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.767N 124.233W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7430: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7430

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