Spills · oil
Uscg sector portland called the northwest ssc to request a hindcast trajectory for a mystery sheen reported…
Mystery Sheen; Tillamook, Or · Tillamook, Or · NOAAORR-8068
- issued
- 2009-08-05 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-08-19 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-08-19 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 45.835, -125.242
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Sheen; Tillamook, OR. Tillamook, OR. 1. USCG Sector Portland called the Northwest SSC to request a hindcast trajectory for a mystery sheen reported approximately 50 nm off of the Oregon Coast in the Tillamook area. The sheen was reported by a fishing boat at 8 p.m. on August 5 and was estimated to be 100 yards by 2 nm long. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 45.835N 125.242W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8068: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8068
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