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Near bodega bay, ca

F/V Sea Biscuit; Near Bodega Bay, Ca · NOAAORR-8498

issued
2012-08-24 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2012-09-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
2012-09-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
38.307, -123.019
vessel
F/V SEA BISCUIT · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Sea Biscuit; Near Bodega Bay, CA.
Near Bodega Bay, CA.
1. At 1045hrs (local time), CA’s Office of Spill Prevention & Response (OSPR) contacted their NOAA SSC to request a trajectory estimate for the F/V SEA BISCUIT, which beached late last night in the surf near Bodega Bay, CA. The vessel has 150 gallons of diesel on board and a rainbow sheen was observed nearby sometime this morning. The State is considering a temporary closure of some local fisheries in the vicinity as a result of the spill and have requested a trajectory estimate on which to base their closure boundary.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 150 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 38.307N 123.019W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8498: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8498

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