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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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