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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
This area · spills & pollution incidents
246 within 180 nm since 1971 · 13 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now
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- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USA2026-08-30
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USA2026-08-21
- J444+RW monterey, ca, USA2026-08-13
- 1809 sunset dr, pacific grove, ca 93950, USA2026-08-07
- R685+56 moss landing, ca, USA2026-08-07
- 841 w brannan island rd, isleton, ca 95641, USA2026-07-31
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2014-12-03 · closed 2015-02-24
- San francisco bay, ca2014-12-03 → 2014-12-17
- East san francisco bay, ca this message2015-01-16 → 2015-01-30
- 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
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 38.3 nm
- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 61.1 nm
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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