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South of point sur, ca
S/V Chelsea Adrift; South of Point Sur, Ca · NOAAORR-8725
- issued
- 2014-02-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2014-03-04 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2014-03-04 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 36.150, -121.871
- vessel
- S/V CHELSEA
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
S/V Chelsea adrift; South of Point Sur, CA. South of Point Sur, CA. 1. On February 18, 2014, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary staff contacted their SSC to request a drift estimate of an unmanned, 32 foot sailboat drifting 7 NM offshore and 9.5 NM South of Point Sur, CA. The occupants were safety rescued by the USCG. Plannining is on-going to locate and recover the vessel. 2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: MARINE DEBRIS. 3. POSITION 36.150N 121.871W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8725: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8725
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