Spills · oil
Mcabee beach, monterey, ca
Abandoned Cannery Site; Mcabee Beach, Monterey, Ca · NOAAORR-9242
- issued
- 2016-02-12 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-02-26 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2016-02-26 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 36.615, -121.899
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Abandoned cannery site; McAbee Beach, Monterey, CA. McAbee Beach, Monterey, CA. 1. On February 11, 2016, a small amount of black oil was observed leaching out of an abandoned concrete foundation into the upper intertidal along the Cannery Row shoreline in downtown Monterey, CA. Source is suspected to be an abandoned tank. Excavation of the upland site is likely to occur in the near future once tides and local storm conditions diminish. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: KEROSENE, OTHER OIL(S). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 750 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 36.615N 121.899W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9242: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9242
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
- Pollution surveillance report off santa barbara; montecito, california2026-08-13
- 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
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2016-01-05 · closed 2016-02-26
- Monterey bay, ca2016-01-05 → 2016-01-19
- Point lobos, ca2016-01-08 → 2016-01-22
- Mcabee beach, monterey, ca this message2016-02-12 → 2016-02-26
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 13 nm
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 101.5 nm
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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