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On may 8, 2015, the uscg sector san francisco contacted their noaa ssc to request trajectory support for a…

M/V Rio de Janiero Express; Oakland, Ca · Oakland, Ca · NOAAORR-8928

issued
2015-05-08 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2015-05-22 00:00Z
self-cancels
2015-05-22 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
37.815, -122.317
vessel
M/V RIO DE JANIERO EXPRESS
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Rio de Janiero Express; Oakland, CA.
Oakland, CA.
1. On May 8, 2015, the USCG Sector San Francisco contacted their NOAA SSC to request trajectory support for a possible oil spill along the Port of Oakland shoreline observed by a local news helicopter. The news helicopter reported (and photographed) a dark streak of material trailing from the container ship M/V RIO DE JANIERO EXPRESS.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: BUNKER C.
3. POSITION 37.815N 122.317W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8928: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8928

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