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East san francisco bay, ca

Possible Mystery Spill; East San Francisco Bay, Ca · NOAAORR-8869

issued
2015-01-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2015-01-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
2015-01-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
37.751, -122.279
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Possible mystery spill; East San Francisco Bay, CA.
East San Francisco Bay, CA.
1. On January 16, 2015, the USCG Sector San Francisco notified the NOAA SSC of a bird stranding event along the Eastern shore of San Francisco Bay (between San Mateo Bridge and Alameda’s Robert Crown Regional Park). Initial reports suggested that affected birds may be oiled, but later reports and feather analyses determined that the substance was a non-petroleum substance.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: NON-PETROLEUM SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 37.751N 122.279W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8869: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8869

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  1. San francisco bay, ca2014-12-03 → 2014-12-17
  2. East san francisco bay, ca this message2015-01-16 → 2015-01-30
  3. On february 10, 2015, the shell refinery in martinez, ca reported a spill of crude oil from a line…2015-02-10 → 2015-02-24

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