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Off central coast, ca
Empty Life Raft Adrift; Off Central Coast, Ca · NOAAORR-8703
- issued
- 2013-12-19 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2014-01-02 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2014-01-02 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 36.342, -122.018
- vessel
- M/V TRIUMPHANT
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Empty Life Raft Adrift; Off Central Coast, CA. Off Central Coast, CA. 1. On December 16, 2013, the M/V TRIUMPHANT reported the inadvertent loss of a 100-person life raft overboard. The raft automatically inflated and deployed a drogue anchor at the initial release location, approximately 6NM WNW of Point Sur, CA. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary requested a drift estimate of the raft to assist in recovering the life raft before it sinks or causes shoreline or other impacts. 2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: MARINE DEBRIS. 3. POSITION 36.342N 122.018W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8703: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8703
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