Spills · mystery_substance
Guam, ritidian pt
Mystery Tarballs; Guam, Ritidian Pt · NOAAORR-8206
- issued
- 2010-03-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2010-04-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2010-04-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 13.658, 144.863
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery tarballs; Guam, Ritidian Pt. Guam, Ritidian Pt. 1. On 18 March 2010, NOAA Emergency Response Division was notified by USCG Sector Guam, via email, of tarballs coming ashore at Ritidian Point-on the island's northern end. (13° 39.5'N by 144° 51.8'W). NOAA Scientific Support Team was requested to provide a hindcast trajectory to help better evaluate possible sources. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: TARBALLS. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE. 3. POSITION 13.658N 144.863E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8206: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8206
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