Spills · derelict
Offshore of umpqua bar, or
FV Aries Sunk; Offshore of Umpqua Bar, Or · NOAAORR-8452
- issued
- 2012-05-29 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2012-06-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2012-06-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 43.671, -124.248
- vessels
- FV ARIES · 3 messagesFV ARIES WENT DOWN
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
FV ARIES sunk; Offshore of Umpqua Bar, OR. Offshore of Umpqua Bar, OR. 1. At 0330 PST The NOAA SSC was contacted about a potential spill off of the Oregon Coast, 1.5 miles offshore of Umqua River Bar entrance. The 32' wooden hull FV ARIES went down, but did not release any pollutants. The vessel has a reported 400 gallons of diesel on-board. All aboard were safety evacuated. Weather and hypothetical release trajectory were requested. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 400 GALLONS. TAGS: DERELICT. 3. POSITION 43.671N 124.248W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8452: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8452
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