Spills · oil
Mystery oil observed about 15miles due w of barber's point oahu
Barber's Point Mystery Oil; Oahu, Hi · Oahu, Hi · NOAAORR-8993
- issued
- 1984-08-27 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1984-09-10 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1984-09-10 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 21.327, -158.356
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barber's Point Mystery Oil; Oahu, HI. Oahu, HI. 1. Mystery oil observed about 15miles due W of Barber's Point Oahu. Estimated origin was 8/27 near Eva Beach. Area of oil was 1.5 miles long & 74 yards wide and was made up of large pancakes of dark viscous oil. Problem complicated by developing tropical storm SE of th HI islands. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 21.327N 158.356W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8993: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8993
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