Spills · oil
Ritidian pt., guam
Mystery Tarballs; Ritidian Pt., Guam · NOAAORR-7806
- issued
- 2008-04-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2008-04-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2008-04-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 13.654, 144.863
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Tarballs; Ritidian Pt., Guam. Ritidian Pt., Guam. 1. USCG Sector Guam contacted NOAA Emergency Response Division on 15Apr2008 to produce a hindcast for tarballs found on the north tip of the island the previous morning. Tarballs found along 1 mile of beach at 013deg 39.25'N, 144deg 51.8'E. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: TARBALLS. 3. POSITION 13.654N 144.863E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7806: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7806
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Typhoon bavi; agusan, rota, commonwealth of the northern mariana islands2026-07-05
- Typhoon sinlaku; guam and the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands2026-04-23
- Wave height data request for island of rota; commonwealth of the northern marianas islands2025-08-26
- The uscg sector guam command center contacted the ssc for the pacific islands for assistance in determining…2025-05-20
- On 01 october 2024, the uscg notified noaa erd about a US navy msc (military sealift command) tanker that…2024-10-01
- West coast of guam2023-02-01
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2008-04-15 · closed 2008-05-23
- Ritidian pt., guam this message2008-04-15 → 2008-04-29
- This hotline is being opened to capture information related to a grounded vessel in guam2008-05-09 → 2008-05-23
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Hazardous operations 0100Z to 0600Z daily 31 aug and 01 sep and 022000Z to 030800Z sep in area bound by…Exercises · 1 nm
- Hazardous operations 0100Z to 1300Z daily 01 thru 03 sep in areas within: a. three miles of 13-27.00N…Exercises · 4.8 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-29.00N 144-50.00E broadcast and communication services unreliableNav aids · 10.4 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-29.00N 144-50.00E hf NAVTEX and sitor services off airNav aids · 10.4 nm
- Hazardous operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 30 aug thru 03 sep in area bound by 13-45.00N 144-19.59E,…Exercises · 23.4 nm
- Due to tropical storm bavi: 1. the following port(s) are closed: a. rota island 14-08.35N 145-08.09EStorms · 35.7 nm
- Hazardous operations 1400Z to 1359Z daily 01 thru 05 sep in areas bound by: a. 12-49.98N 145-00.00E,…Exercises · 89.3 nm
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