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Treasure island, san francisco bay, ca

USS Wenonah; Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay, Ca · NOAAORR-8075

issued
2009-08-17 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-08-31 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-08-31 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
37.821, -122.361
vessel
USS WENONAH
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

USS Wenonah; Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay, CA.
Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay, CA.
1. In the early afternoon of 17AUG2009, CA's Office of Spill Prevention & Response personnel notified the regional NOAA SSC of a diesel & waste oil release from a partially-sunken tugboat on the East side of Treasure Island in Central San Francisco Bay, CA causing an initial sheen of 200’x200’. No NOAA support was requested. By mid-afternoon, the vessel was surrounded by containment boom, no more sheen had been observed outside the boom and plans were being prepared to raise the vessel and remove the remaining fuel. The vessel’s maximum capacity was estimated at 10,000 gallons though on-scene observations indicated that she was probably carrying far less than that and 100-500 gallons may have been released. Sector San Francisco then contacted the NOAA SSC on 18AUG2009 stating that the vessel was continuing to release sheen and requested estimates of oil fate and extent.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL, WASTE OIL, HYDRAULIC FLUID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 37.821N 122.361W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8075: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8075

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