Spills · oil
Nw of eureka, ca
Army Corps Vessel; Nw of Eureka, Ca · NOAAORR-8457
- issued
- 2012-06-06 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2012-06-20 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2012-06-20 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 41.138, -124.386
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Army Corps vessel; NW of Eureka, CA. NW of Eureka, CA. 1. On the afternoon of 06-JUNE-2012, the USCG District 11 Command Center notified the NOAA SSC of an Army Corps of Engineers vessel that had reported a loss of 90-110 gallons of hydraulic fluid from one of their propellers. The release reportedly occured at 2115hrs (Local) on 05-JUNE-2012 approximately 10NM West of Patricks Point, just north of Eureka, CA. USCG D-11 intends to perform an overflight of the area and requested NOAA Trajectory support to inform their search activities. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HYDRAULIC FLUID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 110 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.138N 124.386W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8457: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8457
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