Spills · oil
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
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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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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- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 34.9 nm
- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 65.3 nm
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8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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