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Off gold beach, or

Marine Debris: Partial Fishing Vessel; Off Gold Beach, Or · NOAAORR-9254

issued
2016-03-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-03-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-03-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
42.528, -124.677
vessel
FISHING VESSEL ROUGHLY 10
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Marine Debris: partial fishing vessel; off Gold Beach, OR.
off Gold Beach, OR.
1. During an overflight on March 16, 2016, USCG Sector North Bend, OR, discovered a 26-30 foot partial fishing vessel roughly 10 miles offshore of Gold Beach, OR that is believed to be Japanese tsunami marine debris. No fuel is believed to be on-board the vessel, but USCG attached a Self-Locating Datum Marker Buoy (SLDMB) to track the debris in the event it poses a hazard to navigation and/or comes ashore.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: MARINE DEBRIS. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 0 GALLONS. TAGS: TSUNAMI.
3. POSITION 42.528N 124.677W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9254: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9254

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