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FV leslie lee; 9 nm off trinidad head, ca

NOAAORR-7494

issued
2000-05-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2000-06-05 00:00Z
self-cancels
2000-06-05 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
41.070, -124.347
vessel
FV LESLIE LEE
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV Leslie Lee; 9 nm off Trinidad Head, CA.
9 nm off Trinidad Head, CA.
1. At approximately 1330L this afternoon, MSO San Francisco was notified that the F/V Leslie Lee, a 72' steel trawler, was capsized about 9 nm off Trinidad Head, CA. The vessel could have as much as 5,000-10,000 gallons of diesel onboard. A CG overflight this afternoon verified that that vessel was still floating "upside down", with the keel exposed. Air bubbles were seen coming from the bow, which was sitting lower than the stern. A sheen was observed tending away from the vessel, about 1/2nm long x 1/4nm wide. The vessel's position at about 1330 was 41? 04.2'N, 124? 20.8'W. USCG district 11.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 41.070N 124.347W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7494: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7494

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