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Pfieffer point, ca
F/V Bono Grounding; Pfieffer Point, Ca · NOAAORR-7578
- issued
- 2001-09-09 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2001-09-23 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2001-09-23 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 36.227, -121.811
- vessel
- F/V BONO GROUNDING
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Bono Grounding; Pfieffer Point, CA. Pfieffer Point, CA. 1. At 0800 this morning, the NOAA SSC was notified by Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary staff of a 45' fishing vessel aground on the rocks about 7 nm south of Pfieffer Point, on the Big Sur coast. At the time, no other information was known about the type or amount of product onboard the vessel. First light observations did indicate a rainbow sheen about 150' by 1/2 nm long in the vicinity of the vessel. USCG district 9. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. 3. POSITION 36.227N 121.811W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7578: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7578
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