Spills · tsunami
Floating skiff off oregon; 8 miles off newport, oregon
NOAAORR-8778
- issued
- 2014-07-03 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2014-07-17 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2014-07-17 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 44.619, -124.258
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Floating skiff off Oregon; 8 miles off Newport, Oregon. 8 miles off Newport, Oregon. 1. On the afternoon of July 2nd, 2014,an abandoned skiff was reported about 8 miles off Newport, Oregon. It is assumed that this is another Japan tsunami debris item. 2. THREAT: OTHER. TAGS: TSUNAMI. 3. POSITION 44.619N 124.258W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8778: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8778
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2014-06-18 · closed 2014-07-17
- Assumed tsunami debris boat; 20 nm off oregon2014-06-18 → 2014-07-02
- Floating skiff off oregon; 8 miles off newport, oregon this message2014-07-03 → 2014-07-17
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